Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 171 | 309 | 350 | 273 | 347 | 658 | 716 | 691 | 704 | 744 | 847 | 861 | 1030 | 1064 | 1000 | 878 | 795 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.83m | 6:43AM1.65m | 7:14PM1.71m | 7:19AM1.52m | 7:52PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.30m | 12:51PM0.21m | 1:20AM0.42m | 1:27PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 171 | 309 | 350 | 250 | 295 | 658 | 716 | 691 | 704 | 744 | 847 | 861 | 1030 | 1064 | 1000 | 878 | 795 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 273 | 347 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | NE 5 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 94 | 55 | 1 | 109 | 69 | 71 | 90 | 4 | 82 | 71 | 69 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 75 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 76 | 26 | 0 |
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