Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 1.3m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 141 | 508 | 940 | 1782 | 4406 | 4452 | 3719 | 2450 | 1928 | 1409 | 1042 | 893 | 609 | 483 | 383 | 304 | 224 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.50m | 2:21PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.72m | 7:14AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.52m | 8:04AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 109 | 940 | 1782 | 4406 | 4452 | 3719 | 2450 | 1928 | 1409 | 1042 | 893 | 609 | 483 | 383 | 304 | 224 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 141 | 136 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 57 | 86 | — | 113 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 86 | 56 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 23 | S 10 | S 14 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 64 | 508 | 100 | 192 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 157 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 35 | 65 | 109 | 200 | 226 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 83 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 981 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 590 | 83 | 556 | 764 | 774 | 556 | 273 |
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