Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 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) | 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 12 | SSE 10 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 58 | 55 | 90 | 80 | 40 | 38 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.68m | 2:57PM1.84m | 3:10AM1.81m | 3:30PM1.98m | 3:42AM1.90m | 4:01PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.07m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 294 | 229 | 217 | 257 | 21 | 20 | 291 | 265 | 251 | 180 | 153 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 126 | 6 | 13 | — | 6 | — | 18 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 90 | 80 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 157 | 3 | 131 | 157 | 206 | 286 | 333 | 320 | 396 | 366 | 301 | 464 | 299 | 307 | 346 | 417 | — | 3 | 25 | 44 | 53 | 43 | 62 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 83 | 273 | 556 | 634 | 774 | 590 | 299 | 67 | 41 | 67 | 388 | 699 | 318 | 67 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 81 | 76 | 318 | 699 | 23 | 0 |
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