Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 94 | 38 | 44 | 33 | 62 | 115 | 161 | 103 | 92 | 85 | 121 | 102 | 137 | 110 | 103 | 99 | 97 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:21PM1.59m | 2:28AM1.62m | 2:46PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:07AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.39m | 8:32AM0.26m | 8:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 120 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 109 | 62 | 52 | 78 | 92 | 76 | 61 | 137 | 110 | 103 | 99 | 97 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 69 | 64 | 50 | 103 | 54 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 15 | S 10 | S 16 | S 8 | E 5 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 33 | 17 | 115 | 161 | 35 | 92 | 85 | 121 | 102 | 92 | 89 | 63 | 31 | 54 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | E 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 169 | 40 | 68 | 78 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 42 | — | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 41 | 26 | 75 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 48 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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