Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1175 | 1121 | 1093 | 820 | 777 | 719 | 953 | 1035 | 863 | 815 | 880 | 1006 | 1444 | 1546 | 1425 | 1694 | 1694 | 1652 | 1322 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.86m | 5:10AM1.83m | 5:32PM1.88m | 5:38AM1.81m | 6:01PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | 11:36PM0.18m | 11:46AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 928 | 794 | 846 | 820 | 777 | 719 | 680 | 771 | 863 | 815 | 880 | 1006 | 1444 | 1546 | 1425 | 1694 | 1694 | 1652 | 1322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 33 | 83 | 75 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 15 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 20 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1175 | 1121 | 1093 | 404 | 351 | 32 | 953 | 1035 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 971 | 168 | 63 | 49 | 23 | 41 | 81 | 969 | 931 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 82 | 721 | 299 | 40 | 0 |
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