Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 154 | 288 | 444 | 526 | 492 | 459 | 330 | 318 | 233 | 215 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.28m | 1:17AM1.43m | 1:49PM1.36m | 2:04AM1.49m | 2:32PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.62m | 6:52PM0.61m | 7:37AM0.54m | 7:46PM0.55m | 8:20AM0.45m | 8:30PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | ENE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 154 | 25 | 444 | 526 | 492 | 459 | 330 | 318 | 135 | 126 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | S 10 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 18 | ESE 7 | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 10 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 17 | 288 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 8 | — | 233 | 215 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 19 | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 97 | 207 | 247 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 410 | 356 | 299 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 83 | 388 | 299 | 110 | 41 | 41 |
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