Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 15 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 131 | 147 | 187 | 81 | 60 | 48 | 45 | 23 | 38 | 30 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 169 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 129 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.02m | 5:12AM1.90m | 5:31PM1.98m | 5:41AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:47AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 235 | 226 | 226 | 110 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 106 | 135 | 169 | 129 | 116 | 4 | 37 | 109 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 23 | 23 | 180 | 81 | 60 | 48 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 80 | 131 | 147 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 173 | 195 | 129 | 150 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 410 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 81 | 318 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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