Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 153 | 174 | 116 | 98 | 98 | 277 | 309 | 350 | 269 | 342 | 647 | 626 | 691 | 691 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.91m | 6:08AM1.76m | 6:37PM1.83m | 6:43AM1.65m | 7:14PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.20m | 12:15PM0.10m | 00:42AM0.30m | 12:51PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 277 | 309 | 350 | 253 | 295 | 647 | 626 | 691 | 691 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 153 | 174 | 116 | 77 | 70 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 269 | 342 | 69 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | — | 5 | 39 | 72 | 94 | 168 | 75 | 88 | 69 | 71 | 5 | 59 | 119 | 71 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
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