Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 584 | 400 | 330 | 223 | 223 | 174 | 167 | 161 | 163 | 154 | 123 | 85 | 150 | 152 | 265 | 204 | 114 | 70 | 86 | 136 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.91m | 2:52AM1.81m | 3:07PM2.01m | 3:24AM1.89m | 3:39PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:25AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 584 | 400 | 330 | 83 | 223 | 174 | 167 | 161 | 163 | 54 | 96 | 81 | 61 | 79 | 143 | 120 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 97 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 30 | 29 | 223 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 47 | 154 | 123 | 85 | 46 | 31 | 82 | 62 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 51 | 148 | 98 | 86 | 119 | 109 | — | — | 20 | 49 | 150 | 152 | 265 | 204 | 114 | 70 | 86 | 136 | 323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 485 | 699 | 75 | 135 | 135 | 81 | 76 | 23 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 48 | 51 |
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