Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 901 | 757 | 620 | 593 | 400 | 330 | 223 | 184 | 181 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 158 | 301 | 85 | 160 | 290 | 456 | 276 | 111 | 134 | 114 | 141 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:36PM1.91m | 2:52AM1.81m | 3:07PM2.01m | 3:24AM1.89m | 3:39PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:25AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 901 | 757 | 620 | 593 | 400 | 330 | 86 | 184 | 181 | 167 | 75 | 66 | 86 | 149 | 107 | 48 | 33 | 291 | 249 | 73 | 42 | 39 | 141 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 223 | 60 | 48 | 53 | 127 | 125 | 158 | 15 | 85 | 61 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 10 | 28 | 78 | 165 | 108 | 89 | 149 | 151 | 145 | — | 301 | 64 | 160 | 290 | 456 | 276 | 111 | 134 | 114 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 67 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 26 | 764 | 76 | 273 | 135 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 2551 | 135 | 23 | 23 |
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