Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 21 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 212 | 58 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 88 | 119 | 88 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.98m | 3:42AM1.90m | 4:01PM2.06m | 4:11AM1.94m | 4:30PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.05m | 9:37PM0.07m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:15AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 257 | 21 | 20 | 283 | 252 | 251 | 180 | 153 | 160 | 133 | 138 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 10 | 49 | 106 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 97 | 91 | 81 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 66 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 138 | 262 | 299 | 383 | 417 | 358 | 212 | 37 | 74 | 64 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 167 | 88 | 119 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 699 | 356 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 76 | 81 | 318 | 366 | 347 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 83 | 699 | 1333 | 699 | 83 |
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