Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 69 | 78 | 159 | 682 | 816 | 757 | 757 | 852 | 1099 | 1750 | 2029 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.55m | 8:56AM1.35m | 9:44PM1.48m | 10:17AM1.28m | 11:10PM1.46m | 11:55AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.42m | 2:56AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.51m | 4:12AM0.61m | 4:27PM0.57m | 5:42AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 70 | 59 | 31 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 41 | 50 | 682 | 816 | 757 | 757 | 852 | 1099 | 1750 | 2029 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 78 | 159 | 19 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | S 14 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 152 | 106 | — | — | 6 | — | 11 | 3 | 47 | — | 8 | 40 | 59 | 67 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 75 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 49 | 699 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 81 |
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