Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1050 | 862 | 986 | 1274 | 1727 | 1921 | 2037 | 2108 | 1946 | 1871 | 1510 | 1390 | 1279 | 1034 | 928 | 759 | 626 | 565 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.88m | 5:38AM1.81m | 6:01PM1.87m | 6:08AM1.75m | 6:32PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.08m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:16PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 846 | 862 | 986 | 1274 | 1727 | 1921 | 2037 | 2108 | 1946 | 1871 | 1510 | 1390 | 1279 | 1034 | 928 | 759 | 626 | 565 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | SSW 13 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1050 | — | 17 | 4 | 89 | 25 | 167 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 81 | 721 | 210 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 415 | 0 | 0 |
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