Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 97 | 213 | 0 | 554 | 1146 | 1844 | 2047 | 1548 | 1758 | 786 | 612 | 470 | 422 | 369 | 319 | 273 | 276 | 248 | 169 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.05m | 00:57AM1.16m | 1:47PM1.20m | 1:56AM1.32m | 2:24PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.87m | 7:29AM0.74m | 7:45PM0.72m | 8:11AM0.58m | 8:23PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 38 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 26 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 18 | 43 | 39 | 23 | 150 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1222 | 786 | 612 | 470 | 422 | 369 | 319 | 273 | 276 | 248 | 169 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 96 | 47 | 213 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 52 | 100 | 97 | 554 | 1146 | 1844 | 2047 | 1548 | 1758 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 23 | 23 | 162 | 931 | 762 | 714 | 318 | 318 | 764 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 |
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