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 SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). 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) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 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 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 711 | 837 | 1034 | 1169 | 1171 | 1797 | 1731 | 1633 | 1834 | 1228 | 1202 | 1177 | 1469 | 1318 | 903 | 777 | 680 | 917 | 937 | 1016 | 881 | 1124 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.81m | 4:42AM1.82m | 5:04PM1.86m | 5:10AM1.83m | 5:32PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.12m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 474 | 607 | 161 | 14 | 15 | 138 | 1156 | 1073 | 1015 | 1143 | 55 | 466 | 32 | 1093 | 1042 | 903 | 777 | 680 | 680 | 755 | 787 | 881 | 1124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 15 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 112 | 40 | — | — | — | 138 | 144 | 98 | 64 | — | 57 | 52 | 47 | 83 | 75 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | — | — | 91 | 32 | 81 | 48 | 20 | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 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 | S 9 | — | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 805 | 711 | 837 | 1034 | 1169 | 1171 | 1797 | 1731 | 1633 | 1834 | 1228 | 1202 | 1177 | 1469 | 1318 | 449 | — | 57 | 917 | 937 | 1016 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 366 | 410 | 1286 | 485 | 303 | 299 | 81 | 81 | 128 | 962 | 981 | 981 | 81 | 81 | 23 | 41 | 0 | 210 | 969 | 210 | 79 | 0 |
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