Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 15 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 28 | 16 | 143 | 140 | 103 | 96 | 4 | 64 | 115 | 93 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 109 | 159 | 233 | 339 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.98m | 5:41AM1.82m | 6:01PM1.89m | 6:12AM1.71m | 6:34PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:47AM0.06m | 00:11AM0.19m | 12:19PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 147 | 141 | 138 | 143 | 140 | 103 | 96 | 4 | 50 | 83 | 62 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 82 | 65 | 339 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 109 | 159 | 233 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 74 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 136 | 64 | 115 | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 763 | 83 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 75 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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