Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 940 | 896 | 505 | 562 | 870 | 724 | 870 | 1080 | 1521 | 1693 | 1592 | 1592 | 1633 | 1151 | 1175 | 1121 | 1374 | 1121 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.72m | 4:14AM1.78m | 4:36PM1.81m | 4:42AM1.82m | 5:04PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 829 | 764 | 660 | 505 | 388 | 516 | 161 | 26 | 44 | 987 | 1050 | 1050 | 1070 | 1070 | 92 | 25 | 60 | 999 | 859 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 100 | 121 | 61 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 43 | — | 136 | 136 | 142 | 100 | 60 | — | — | 52 | 46 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 107 | 122 | 112 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 32 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 955 | 940 | 896 | — | 562 | 870 | 724 | 870 | 1080 | 1521 | 1693 | 1592 | 1592 | 1633 | 1151 | 1175 | 1121 | 1374 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 48 | 81 | 76 | 356 | 410 | 485 | 485 | 318 | 303 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 318 | 981 | 981 | 81 | 81 |
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