Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 107 | 93 | 158 | 186 | 157 | 105 | 286 | 836 | 1014 | 857 | 705 | 268 | 210 | 149 | 157 | 134 | 137 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.06m | 3:57AM1.92m | 4:13PM2.04m | 4:31AM1.89m | 4:48PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:59AM-0.03m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:59PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 72 | 93 | 158 | 186 | 157 | 105 | 4 | 9 | 857 | 687 | 473 | 268 | 210 | 146 | 131 | 124 | 137 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 187 | 164 | 149 | 157 | 134 | 93 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 64 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 836 | 1014 | 857 | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 968 | 299 | 210 | 81 | 79 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 |
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