
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 333 | 327 | 169 | 127 | 132 | 223 | 240 | 256 | 226 | 208 | 176 | 508 | 470 | 497 | 469 | 561 | 573 | 540 | 506 | 506 | 482 | 491 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.54m | 2:43AM1.72m | 3:12PM1.69m | 3:31AM1.81m | 3:58PM1.82m | 4:14AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.23m | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:42AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.14m | 10:23AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
400 | 333 | 327 | 60 | 102 | 132 | 223 | 240 | 256 | 226 | 208 | 176 | 508 | 470 | 497 | 469 | 561 | 573 | 540 | 506 | 506 | 482 | 491 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
15 | 15 | 25 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 123 | 84 | 118 | 85 | 112 | 102 | 82 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | SE 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 12 | 169 | 127 | 125 | 37 | 57 | 32 | 32 | — | 67 | 83 | — | — | 30 | 18 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | ENE 5 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 329 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 45 | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 |
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