Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 224 | 164 | 161 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.64m | 2:35AM1.68m | 2:57PM1.84m | 3:10AM1.81m | 3:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.33m | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 304 | 224 | 164 | 148 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 259 | 235 | 223 | 257 | 21 | 20 | 291 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 34 | 32 | 161 | 126 | 3 | 27 | — | 6 | — | 18 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 14 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 171 | 188 | 175 | 3 | 3 | 131 | 130 | 180 | 320 | 333 | 320 | 415 | 366 | 463 | 464 | 299 | 307 | 381 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 774 | 779 | 762 | 556 | 83 | 273 | 513 | 634 | 774 | 590 | 273 | 67 | 41 | 67 | 382 | 347 | 318 | 110 | 42 |
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