Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1184 | 998 | 853 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 404 | 304 | 207 | 197 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 504 | 940 | 1800 | 4105 | 4452 | 3481 | 2675 | 1928 | 1409 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.18m | 10:29PM1.20m | 12:10PM1.19m | 00:54AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.75m | 5:21AM0.76m | 6:25PM0.72m | 7:14AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1184 | 998 | 853 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 404 | 304 | 207 | 197 | 121 | 107 | 104 | 115 | 90 | 940 | 1800 | 4105 | 4452 | 3481 | 2675 | 1928 | 1409 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 46 | 72 | 106 | 104 | 97 | 93 | 70 | 194 | 157 | 105 | 105 | 146 | 141 | 136 | 80 | 377 | 78 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 23 | S 10 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 80 | 33 | 71 | 72 | 136 | 96 | 66 | 100 | 123 | 151 | 149 | 84 | 60 | 504 | 100 | 81 | 14 | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 98 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 981 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 76 | 75 |
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