Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 554 | 552 | 544 | 556 | 497 | 528 | 472 | 495 | 434 | 378 | 370 | 320 | 328 | 222 | 222 | 155 | 93 | 138 | 133 | 124 | 157 | 65 | 57 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.26m | 1:42PM1.24m | 1:59AM1.37m | 2:30PM1.37m | 2:41AM1.49m | 3:06PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.67m | 7:40PM0.67m | 8:16AM0.55m | 8:28PM0.55m | 8:54AM0.42m | 9:05PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 554 | 552 | 544 | 556 | 497 | 528 | 472 | 495 | 434 | 378 | 370 | 320 | 328 | 211 | 159 | 155 | 93 | 73 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 5 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 342 | 325 | 309 | 218 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 153 | 103 | 102 | 140 | 179 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 113 | 28 | 138 | 44 | 35 | 157 | 65 | 57 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 20 | S 19 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 12 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 8 | 30 | 65 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | 90 | 100 | 98 | 76 | 16 | 133 | 124 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 77 | 98 | 111 | 89 | 61 | 57 | 2 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 82 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 774 | 774 | 504 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 83 | 41 | 75 | 76 |
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