Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 17 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 136 | 110 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 215 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 66 | 91 | 68 | 65 | 92 | 89 | 65 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.59m | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:48PM1.44m | 9:21AM1.23m | 10:32PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.51m | 3:16AM0.65m | 3:39PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 154 | 136 | 110 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 43 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 26 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 61 | 57 | 99 | 215 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 68 | 64 | 92 | 89 | 57 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 32 | 34 | 55 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 29 | — | 22 | 52 | 60 | 64 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 938 | 133 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 774 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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