Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 95 | 79 | 78 | 125 | 222 | 267 | 249 | 225 | 167 | 206 | 193 | 141 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.77m | 2:55AM1.76m | 3:12PM1.92m | 3:22AM1.87m | 3:38PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:18PM0.10m | 9:25AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 95 | 79 | 78 | 62 | 222 | 267 | 249 | 225 | 167 | 97 | 86 | 75 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 124 | 234 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 125 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 35 | 206 | 193 | 141 | 125 | 87 | 58 | 55 | 6 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 54 | 56 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 2 | 26 | 57 | 80 | 170 | 162 | 126 | — | 1 | 60 | 82 | 227 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 40 | 81 | 410 | 347 | 67 | 0 |
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