Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 442 | 404 | 396 | 315 | 250 | 245 | 216 | 181 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.65m | 7:07PM1.72m | 7:18AM1.53m | 7:49PM1.59m | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:48PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.23m | 1:19AM0.38m | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 425 | 442 | 404 | 396 | 315 | 250 | 245 | 216 | 181 | 157 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 61 | 57 | 99 | 96 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 51 | 77 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 74 | — | — | 8 | 20 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 762 | 764 | 75 | 23 |
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