Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 94 | 132 | 249 | 317 | 291 | 607 | 593 | 540 | 417 | 507 | 325 | 1056 | 1579 | 2249 | 2654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.37m | 2:30AM1.48m | 2:52PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.63m | 3:18PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.56m | 8:40AM0.41m | 8:52PM0.41m | 9:06AM0.26m | 9:20PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 184 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 249 | 317 | 291 | 607 | 593 | 540 | 417 | 507 | 260 | 1056 | 1579 | 2249 | 2654 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 94 | 132 | 79 | 77 | 53 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 325 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 20 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 40 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 70 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 28 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 366 | 76 | 40 | 51 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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