Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 974 | 798 | 631 | 511 | 439 | 365 | 343 | 343 | 323 | 287 | 270 | 256 | 280 | 57 | 92 | 229 | 197 | 171 | 144 | 147 | 53 | 31 | 19 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.15m | 7:44PM1.11m | 11:45AM1.02m | 00:37AM1.11m | 1:26PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.72m | 1:30PM0.81m | 2:59AM0.88m | 6:07PM0.91m | 7:04AM0.77m | 7:28PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 974 | 798 | 631 | 511 | 439 | 365 | 343 | 343 | 323 | 287 | 270 | 256 | 11 | 309 | 264 | 229 | 197 | 171 | 144 | 147 | 140 | 140 | 144 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 41 | 25 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 57 | 92 | 127 | 159 | 144 | 89 | 56 | 53 | 31 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 47 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 280 | 381 | 338 | 297 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 81 | 210 | 26 | 26 |
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