Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 282 | 249 | 236 | 236 | 405 | 6 | 674 | 769 | 985 | 575 | 656 | 1088 | 1111 | 891 | 771 | 878 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.02m | 3:50AM1.93m | 4:06PM2.08m | 4:18AM1.95m | 4:35PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.01m | 9:46PM0.01m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:21AM-0.07m | 10:44PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 9 | E 7 | E 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 58 | 124 | 234 | 113 | 77 | 236 | 236 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 686 | 9 | 10 | 788 | 725 | 598 | 533 | 472 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 46 | 55 | 6 | 282 | 249 | 45 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 74 | 153 | 192 | — | — | — | 405 | 224 | 674 | 769 | 985 | 575 | 656 | 1088 | 1111 | 891 | 771 | 878 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 938 | 938 | 938 | 817 | 513 | 513 | 485 | 82 | 81 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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