
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
587 | 578 | 514 | 505 | 505 | 448 | 440 | 400 | 355 | 361 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 240 | 236 | 200 | 200 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 134 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.39m | 8:34PM1.43m | 8:48AM1.25m | 9:34PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.50m | 2:49AM0.66m | 2:58PM0.65m | 4:00AM0.75m | 4:21PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
587 | 578 | 514 | 505 | 505 | 448 | 440 | 400 | 355 | 361 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 240 | 82 | 57 | 200 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 134 | 134 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
99 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 52 | 86 | 130 | 129 | 115 | 161 | 213 | 203 | 189 | 130 | 236 | 200 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 144 | 130 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
16 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 90 | 89 | 58 | 33 | 106 | 103 | 24 | 26 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 112 | 172 | 132 | 95 | 141 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 699 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 484 | 299 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
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