Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 57 | 49 | 84 | 82 | 127 | 119 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.64m | 5:40PM1.62m | 5:56AM1.51m | 6:06PM1.47m | 6:26AM1.36m | 6:36PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:34AM0.32m | 11:51PM0.36m | 12:01PM0.47m | 00:20AM0.50m | 12:32PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 153 | 122 | 113 | 111 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 127 | 119 | 72 | 196 | 163 | 138 | 135 | 142 | 127 | 102 | 82 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 57 | 49 | 84 | 8 | — | — | — | 70 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 329 | 301 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 31 | 115 | 86 | 190 | 247 | 277 | 316 | 242 | 229 | 229 | — | 22 | 28 | 37 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 541 | 699 | 76 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 485 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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