Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2098 | 1591 | 1179 | 673 | 541 | 489 | 348 | 283 | 238 | 203 | 169 | 138 | 160 | 84 | 84 | 90 | 71 | 73 | 103 | 345 | 362 | 225 | 193 | 353 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.21m | 00:33AM1.23m | 1:04PM1.40m | 1:16AM1.40m | 1:36PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.79m | 6:31PM0.77m | 6:39AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.59m | 7:18AM0.47m | 7:46PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1275 | 996 | 815 | 673 | 541 | 489 | 348 | 283 | 238 | 203 | 169 | 32 | 30 | 84 | 84 | 90 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 345 | 362 | 225 | 193 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 94 | 96 | 85 | 63 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 27 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 103 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 2098 | 1591 | 1179 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 138 | 160 | 10 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 486 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 83 | 26 | 931 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 938 | 938 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 1336 | 81 |
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