Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 541 | 489 | 348 | 283 | 238 | 203 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 84 | 90 | 113 | 106 | 71 | 96 | 311 | 392 | 285 | 157 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.21m | 00:33AM1.23m | 1:04PM1.40m | 1:16AM1.40m | 1:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.77m | 6:39AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.47m | 7:46PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 673 | 541 | 489 | 348 | 283 | 238 | 203 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 84 | 90 | 113 | 106 | 71 | 71 | 311 | 392 | 285 | 157 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 49 | 38 | 84 | 90 | 81 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 3 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 33 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 96 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 48 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 76 | 969 | 26 | 26 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 485 | 76 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 938 | 81 | 23 | 0 |
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