
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
208 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 120 | 115 | 88 | 120 | 161 | 108 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 190 | 157 | 1124 | 1490 | 1151 | 1019 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.01m | 3:24AM1.89m | 3:39PM2.06m | 3:57AM1.92m | 4:13PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:25AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:59AM-0.03m | 10:24PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
208 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 120 | 115 | 88 | 60 | 110 | 69 | 52 | 40 | 56 | 43 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 134 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1151 | 865 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | S 9 |
28 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 |
106 | — | 2 | 6 | 24 | 53 | 82 | 120 | 161 | 108 | 64 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 190 | 157 | 1124 | 1490 | — | 1019 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 366 | 410 | 75 | 130 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 76 | 968 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1286 | 366 | 299 | 128 | 299 |
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