Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 92 | 89 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 49 | 66 | 89 | 127 | 112 | 150 | 119 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 101 | 87 | 69 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.23m | 10:32PM1.32m | 11:42AM1.20m | 00:37AM1.37m | 1:26PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.65m | 3:39PM0.65m | 5:14AM0.70m | 5:52PM0.67m | 7:06AM0.59m | 7:31PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 48 | 95 | 70 | 43 | 34 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 92 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 89 | 127 | 112 | 106 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 65 | 101 | 87 | 69 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 43 | 68 | 64 | 83 | 89 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 76 | 62 | 64 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 97 | 150 | 119 | — | 8 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 83 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 135 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 299 | 299 | 347 | 158 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 584 | 2551 | 1356 | 297 |
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