Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1283 | 1243 | 1698 | 1552 | 1469 | 1640 | 1229 | 1043 | 897 | 1121 | 1098 | 783 | 723 | 666 | 680 | 995 | 1058 | 1207 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.81m | 4:42AM1.82m | 5:04PM1.86m | 5:10AM1.83m | 5:32PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 136 | 1131 | 1094 | 942 | 1021 | — | 55 | 60 | 859 | 846 | 783 | 723 | 666 | 680 | 771 | 821 | 970 | 1060 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 140 | 101 | 96 | 63 | — | — | 52 | 47 | 83 | 80 | 49 | 43 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 48 | 20 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 1283 | 1243 | 1698 | 1552 | 1469 | 1640 | 1229 | 1043 | 897 | 1121 | 1098 | 542 | 404 | 349 | 27 | 995 | 1058 | 1207 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 299 | 299 | 128 | 81 | 81 | 962 | 981 | 981 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 0 | 210 | 969 | 219 | 81 | 0 |
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