
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
402 | 325 | 318 | 275 | 258 | 214 | 214 | 218 | 183 | 183 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 137 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 277 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.93m | 5:31AM1.83m | 6:00PM1.91m | 6:08AM1.76m | 6:37PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.01m | 11:26PM0.14m | 11:39AM0.03m | 00:05AM0.20m | 12:15PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
402 | 325 | 318 | 275 | 258 | 214 | 214 | 218 | 183 | 183 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 277 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
6 | 4 | 23 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 117 | 137 | 88 | 78 | 71 | 96 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 9 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 39 | 72 | 94 | 76 | 111 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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