Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2037 | 2168 | 2072 | 1871 | 1638 | 1390 | 1279 | 1176 | 945 | 759 | 676 | 565 | 465 | 465 | 425 | 442 | 404 | 355 | 315 | 250 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.87m | 6:08AM1.75m | 6:32PM1.81m | 6:41AM1.65m | 7:07PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.08m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:16PM0.13m | 00:41AM0.28m | 12:49PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2037 | 2168 | 2072 | 1871 | 1638 | 1390 | 1279 | 1176 | 945 | 759 | 676 | 565 | 465 | 465 | 425 | 442 | 404 | 355 | 315 | 250 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 164 | 200 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 21 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 721 | 299 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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