
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 193 | 193 | 219 | 497 | 574 | 639 | 660 | 683 | 711 | 711 | 692 | 692 | 598 | 586 | 527 | 548 | 604 | 637 | 551 | 541 | 418 | 410 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.69m | 3:31AM1.81m | 3:58PM1.82m | 4:14AM1.86m | 4:40PM1.90m | 4:54AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:42AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.14m | 10:23AM0.04m | 10:45PM0.12m | 11:02AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
220 | 193 | 193 | 219 | 497 | 574 | 639 | 660 | 683 | 711 | 711 | 692 | 692 | 598 | 586 | 527 | 548 | 604 | 637 | 551 | 541 | 418 | 410 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
118 | 82 | 112 | 102 | 82 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 12 | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
32 | 55 | — | 85 | 110 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 347 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 76 |
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