Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4452 | 3719 | 2675 | 1928 | 1409 | 1042 | 893 | 609 | 483 | 383 | 304 | 224 | 164 | 164 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.50m | 2:21PM1.64m | 2:35AM1.68m | 2:57PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.52m | 8:04AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.33m | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4452 | 3719 | 2675 | 1928 | 1409 | 1042 | 893 | 609 | 483 | 383 | 304 | 224 | 164 | 157 | 157 | 134 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | — | S 12 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 86 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | 56 | 32 | 164 | 128 | 126 | 13 | — | 3 | — | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 29 | — | — | — | 46 | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 151 | 20 | 27 | 46 | 36 | 67 | 101 | 232 | 226 | 180 | 253 | 239 | 253 | 166 | 255 | 427 | 397 | 463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 83 | 792 | 26 | 26 | 590 | 334 | 556 | 981 | 774 | 774 | 590 | 273 | 273 | 83 | 556 | 634 | 779 | 762 | 556 |
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