Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 166 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 48 | 84 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 110 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.75m | 5:30AM1.64m | 5:40PM1.62m | 5:56AM1.51m | 6:06PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:34AM0.32m | 11:51PM0.36m | 12:01PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 166 | 129 | 225 | 225 | 189 | 153 | 150 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 99 | 80 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 135 | 183 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 40 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 84 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 110 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 51 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 4 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 185 | 16 | — | 397 | 269 | 360 | 297 | 173 | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 171 | 249 | 342 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 634 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 485 | 699 | 75 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 83 | 634 | 83 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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