Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 132 | 69 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 51 | 131 | 53 | 55 | 93 | 72 | 130 | 181 | 116 | 68 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.52m | 1:05AM1.42m | 1:28PM1.66m | 1:47AM1.55m | 2:05PM1.77m | 2:22AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.52m | 7:06AM0.43m | 7:44PM0.38m | 7:46AM0.32m | 8:17PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | 6:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | E 8 | S 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 78 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 239 | 149 | 98 | 76 | 57 | 72 | 130 | 117 | 54 | 68 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 44 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 25 | 25 | 3 | — | — | 51 | 54 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 28 | 53 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 69 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | 93 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 17 | 28 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 7 | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 132 | — | 1 | 2 | 28 | — | — | 24 | 31 | 50 | 182 | 444 | 310 | 222 | — | 6 | 21 | 52 | — | — | 181 | 116 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 485 | 1298 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 938 | 556 | 485 | 75 | 41 | 0 | 55 | 273 | 76 | 81 | 366 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 81 |
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