Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1898 | 1626 | 1407 | 1210 | 1158 | 987 | 861 | 723 | 726 | 888 | 905 | 734 | 630 | 518 | 493 | 413 | 339 | 330 | 172 | 75 | 96 | 125 | 157 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.51m | 1:18PM1.40m | 1:47AM1.61m | 2:20PM1.54m | 2:43AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.55m | 7:03AM0.50m | 7:20PM0.46m | 8:06AM0.36m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1898 | 1626 | 1407 | 1210 | 1158 | 987 | 861 | 723 | 726 | 888 | 905 | 734 | 630 | 518 | 493 | 413 | 339 | 330 | 45 | 75 | 96 | 90 | 66 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 12 | E 7 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 172 | 56 | 66 | 125 | 157 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 15 | 15 | 23 | — | 12 | — | 57 | 42 | 93 | 42 | 41 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 75 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 699 |
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