Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1662 | 1184 | 1037 | 922 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 318 | 245 | 199 | 197 | 151 | 149 | 144 | 141 | 504 | 755 | 1553 | 3773 | 4177 | 3440 | 2450 | 1742 | 1409 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.18m | 10:29PM1.20m | 12:10PM1.19m | 00:54AM1.31m | 1:35PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.70m | 3:21PM0.75m | 5:21AM0.76m | 6:25PM0.72m | 7:14AM0.59m | 7:44PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1357 | 1184 | 1037 | 922 | 723 | 635 | 573 | 318 | 245 | 199 | 197 | 124 | 121 | 104 | 101 | 109 | 755 | 1553 | 3773 | 4177 | 3440 | 2450 | 1742 | 1409 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 46 | 72 | 106 | 104 | 97 | 155 | 206 | 180 | 157 | 108 | 105 | 144 | 141 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 23 | S 10 | S 14 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 47 | 80 | 107 | 71 | 37 | 39 | 96 | 65 | 100 | 123 | 151 | 149 | 84 | 55 | 504 | 100 | 294 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1662 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 157 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 931 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 76 | 75 |
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