Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 127 | 95 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 109 | 140 | 92 | 115 | 0 | 500 | 691 | 501 | 546 | 291 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.62m | 7:03AM1.46m | 7:25PM1.45m | 7:33AM1.29m | 8:00PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:10PM0.47m | 1:36AM0.60m | 1:43PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 79 | 129 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 65 | 116 | 108 | 71 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 381 | 291 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | E 8 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 132 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 109 | 140 | 92 | 115 | 58 | 23 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 60 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 5 | — | S 16 | E 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 67 | 4 | — | 46 | 103 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 59 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 127 | 95 | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 77 | 181 | — | 80 | 500 | 691 | 501 | 546 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 63 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 584 | 366 | 349 | 366 | 366 | 0 | 0 |
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