Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 114 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 135 | 116 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 61 | 56 | 0 | 569 | 1537 | 2110 | 2891 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.36m | 6:36PM1.31m | 7:10AM1.20m | 7:26PM1.16m | 9:35AM1.09m | 10:52PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.50m | 12:32PM0.63m | 00:59AM0.66m | 1:18PM0.80m | 2:20AM0.80m | 4:07PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 156 | 127 | 79 | 79 | 153 | 122 | 102 | 86 | 106 | 79 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 51 | 101 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 126 | 117 | 86 | 50 | 35 | 1888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 13 | — | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 36 | 54 | 52 | 114 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 56 | — | 71 | 55 | 39 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 37 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 61 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 222 | 210 | 206 | 198 | 11 | 25 | 53 | 101 | 135 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 280 | — | — | 71 | 569 | 1537 | 2110 | 2891 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 26 | 699 | 75 | 130 | 76 | 300 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 763 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 968 | 968 | 1042 | 938 | 762 | 128 |
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