Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2300 | 1248 | 799 | 479 | 262 | 302 | 347 | 1045 | 894 | 746 | 617 | 507 | 420 | 413 | 336 | 331 | 480 | 212 | 276 | 391 | 382 | 299 | 441 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.63m | 2:46AM1.83m | 3:12PM1.73m | 3:33AM1.87m | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:17AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:26PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.16m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1598 | 1248 | 799 | 479 | 262 | 302 | 347 | 1045 | 894 | 746 | 617 | 507 | 420 | 413 | 336 | 331 | 67 | 212 | 215 | 275 | 304 | 299 | 441 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 117 | 97 | 92 | 199 | 202 | 334 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 21 | 104 | 92 | 48 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 37 | 162 | 116 | 109 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 104 | 67 | 65 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 35 | 33 | — | — | 28 | 38 | 26 | 25 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 23 | 85 | 188 | 136 | 114 | 103 | 480 | 137 | 276 | 391 | 382 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 75 | 938 | 410 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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