Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 72 | 40 | 154 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 109 | 159 | 236 | 422 | 459 | 502 | 386 | 275 | 144 | 130 | 86 | 106 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.89m | 6:12AM1.71m | 6:34PM1.74m | 6:46AM1.55m | 7:13PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.06m | 00:11AM0.19m | 12:19PM0.19m | 00:46AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 72 | 50 | 86 | 62 | 99 | 114 | 102 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 422 | 459 | 502 | 386 | 84 | 84 | 140 | 86 | 443 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 44 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 109 | 159 | 236 | 65 | 65 | 86 | 86 | 275 | 144 | 130 | — | 106 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 3 | ENE 7 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 69 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 40 | 154 | 151 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 104 | 93 | 174 | 337 | 416 | — | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 817 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 75 | 817 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 318 | 998 | 83 | 0 | 299 |
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