Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 704 | 731 | 744 | 847 | 861 | 986 | 923 | 1151 | 1030 | 830 | 587 | 587 | 578 | 514 | 505 | 448 | 407 | 396 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.71m | 7:19AM1.52m | 7:52PM1.57m | 7:58AM1.39m | 8:34PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.42m | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:00AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 704 | 731 | 744 | 847 | 861 | 986 | 923 | 1151 | 1030 | 830 | 587 | 587 | 578 | 514 | 505 | 448 | 407 | 396 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 129 | 92 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 86 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | S 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 69 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | — | 131 | 253 | 55 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 76 | 219 | 81 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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