
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 44 | 80 | 60 | 115 | 161 | 103 | 92 | 85 | 79 | 100 | 139 | 137 | 108 | 101 | 97 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.40m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:21PM1.59m | 2:28AM1.62m | 2:46PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.59m | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:07AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.39m | 8:32AM0.26m | 8:51PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 120 | 147 | 60 | 109 | 62 | 52 | 112 | 94 | 80 | 83 | 139 | 137 | 108 | 101 | 97 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 44 | 33 | 69 | 62 | 161 | 103 | 55 | 67 | 70 | 43 | 63 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 4 | S 15 | S 10 | S 7 | S 16 | E 5 | S 15 | S 13 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 80 | 17 | 115 | 3 | 35 | 92 | 85 | 79 | 100 | 95 | 89 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 6 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 132 | 80 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 931 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 67 | 67 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 55 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 366 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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