Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 37°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 160 | 174 | 113 | 566 | 360 | 579 | 466 | 454 | 223 | 163 | 412 | 696 | 932 | 631 | 499 | 404 | 319 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.45m | 7:33AM1.29m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.13m | 9:25PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.60m | 1:43PM0.64m | 2:22AM0.75m | 2:39PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 89 | 95 | 107 | 72 | 42 | 33 | 22 | 305 | 223 | 163 | 134 | 696 | 932 | 631 | 499 | 404 | 319 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 140 | 174 | 113 | 57 | 104 | 61 | 58 | 22 | 59 | 129 | 412 | 106 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 21 | 90 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 58 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 160 | 146 | — | 566 | 360 | 579 | 466 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 366 | 361 | 410 | 135 | 48 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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