Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2309 | 2740 | 2314 | 2356 | 1198 | 588 | 552 | 533 | 563 | 506 | 528 | 495 | 485 | 434 | 424 | 395 | 338 | 328 | 222 | 222 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.14m | 00:57AM1.26m | 1:42PM1.24m | 1:59AM1.37m | 2:30PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.76m | 7:24AM0.67m | 7:40PM0.67m | 8:16AM0.55m | 8:28PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 60 | 43 | 1618 | 810 | 588 | 552 | 533 | 563 | 506 | 528 | 495 | 485 | 434 | 424 | 395 | 338 | 328 | 206 | 159 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 163 | 59 | 173 | 304 | 342 | 325 | 309 | 218 | 155 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 103 | 102 | 140 | 176 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 20 | S 19 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 30 | 65 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 93 | 100 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2309 | 2740 | 2314 | 2356 | 1198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 28 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 699 | 642 | 485 | 135 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 83 | 774 | 774 | 504 | 273 |
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