Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | S 12 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 17 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 5 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 145 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 109 | 133 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.78m | 6:35AM1.61m | 6:56PM1.62m | 7:03AM1.46m | 7:25PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.15m | 00:35AM0.31m | 12:41PM0.30m | 1:04AM0.45m | 1:10PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 294 | 326 | 3 | 405 | 339 | 287 | 240 | 203 | 165 | 135 | 132 | 106 | 64 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 8 | 66 | 79 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 67 | 109 | 98 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 16 | — | S 10 | SW 10 | — | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 122 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 35 | 422 | 602 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 122 | 145 | 92 | 122 | 77 | 37 | — | — | 111 | 22 | 133 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 75 | 130 | 318 | 76 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 |
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