Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 257 | 177 | 166 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 94 | 78 | 76 | 27 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 63 | 80 | 64 | 80 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.70m | 6:04PM1.65m | 6:33AM1.54m | 6:53PM1.45m | 7:38AM1.38m | 8:06PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.33m | 12:41PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.50m | 1:51PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 257 | 177 | 166 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 27 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 149 | 127 | 86 | 88 | 71 | 69 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 63 | 80 | 64 | 80 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 33 | 55 | 33 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 22 | 71 | 123 | 114 | 88 | 74 | 72 | 94 | 100 | 188 | 371 | 277 | 192 | 168 | 321 | 218 | — | 2 | 25 | 34 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 83 | 817 | 817 | 968 | 817 | 762 | 273 | 273 | 504 | 699 | 817 | 556 | 556 | 325 | 299 | 42 | 23 | 75 | 938 | 130 | 81 | 76 |
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