Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 339 | 459 | 507 | 386 | 275 | 195 | 130 | 86 | 72 | 104 | 64 | 516 | 355 | 718 | 1111 | 1436 | 1691 | 1815 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.74m | 6:46AM1.55m | 7:13PM1.56m | 7:30AM1.36m | 8:09PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.36m | 1:28AM0.51m | 1:43PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 339 | 459 | 507 | 386 | 275 | 80 | 109 | 86 | 509 | 331 | 177 | 265 | 69 | 35 | 40 | 25 | 45 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 236 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 82 | 195 | 130 | — | 72 | 104 | 64 | 93 | 52 | 47 | 28 | 14 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 170 | 294 | 384 | 741 | — | 56 | 516 | 355 | 718 | 1111 | 1436 | 1691 | 1815 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 299 | 318 | 485 | 80 | 1356 | 162 | 297 | 1356 | 1303 | 2554 | 1301 | 699 | 721 |
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