Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 295 | 289 | 248 | 295 | 321 | 351 | 358 | 358 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.49m | 7:20AM1.34m | 7:56PM1.27m | 9:19AM1.18m | 10:50PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.53m | 1:35PM0.64m | 2:29AM0.72m | 3:53PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 235 | 223 | 304 | 281 | 287 | 7 | 397 | 348 | 295 | 289 | 248 | 295 | 321 | 351 | 358 | 358 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | — | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 233 | 247 | 340 | 17 | — | — | — | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 356 | 75 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 366 | 764 | 303 | 83 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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