Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 159 | 236 | 339 | 459 | 507 | 386 | 275 | 144 | 130 | 86 | 72 | 104 | 65 | 487 | 365 | 756 | 1220 | 1271 | 1644 | 2345 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.74m | 6:46AM1.55m | 7:13PM1.56m | 7:30AM1.36m | 8:09PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.19m | 00:46AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.36m | 1:28AM0.51m | 1:43PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 65 | 339 | 459 | 507 | 386 | 82 | 103 | 140 | 86 | 509 | 332 | 177 | 226 | 50 | 35 | 40 | 26 | 28 | 1885 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 159 | 236 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 275 | 144 | 130 | — | 72 | — | 65 | 91 | 64 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 305 | 174 | 329 | 438 | 713 | 104 | 48 | 487 | 365 | 756 | 1220 | 1271 | 1644 | 2345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 366 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 318 | 318 | 410 | 67 | 1356 | 162 | 297 | 1356 | 1966 | 2554 | 1614 | 699 | 721 |
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