Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 250 | 296 | 231 | 181 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 300 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.72m | 7:18AM1.53m | 7:49PM1.59m | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:48PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.38m | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 315 | 250 | 296 | 231 | 181 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 72 | 71 | 92 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 4 | S 12 | S 12 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 61 | 57 | 99 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 18 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 37 | 77 | 118 | 109 | 96 | — | — | 300 | 42 | 72 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 817 | 133 | 76 | 63 |
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