Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 24 | 69 | 78 | 155 | 790 | 714 | 673 | 569 | 659 | 940 | 1507 | 1769 | 1722 | 1468 | 1263 | 1064 | 901 | 875 | 757 | 734 | 620 | 630 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.28m | 11:10PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.29m | 00:36AM1.51m | 1:18PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:27PM0.57m | 5:42AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.55m | 7:03AM0.50m | 7:20PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 155 | 790 | 714 | 673 | 569 | 659 | 940 | 1507 | 1769 | 1722 | 1468 | 1263 | 1064 | 901 | 875 | 757 | 734 | 620 | 630 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 7 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 26 | 20 | 78 | 26 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 23 | 69 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 0 | 48 | 485 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 318 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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