Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 83 | 347 | 535 | 520 | 843 | 836 | 747 | 759 | 747 | 446 | 882 | 865 | 1109 | 663 | 504 | 434 | 426 | 307 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.61m | 5:35AM1.62m | 6:03PM1.56m | 6:10AM1.56m | 6:43PM1.51m | 6:50AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.38m | 11:49AM0.30m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:26PM0.36m | 00:46AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 49 | 347 | 67 | 520 | 843 | 836 | 747 | 759 | 747 | 446 | 88 | 372 | 526 | 663 | 504 | 434 | 426 | 307 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 13 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 30 | 4 | 38 | 64 | 83 | 25 | 82 | 89 | 72 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 63 | 121 | 54 | 333 | 275 | 275 | 234 | 190 | 180 | 204 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 4 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 36 | — | 38 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 73 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 73 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 12 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 42 | 61 | 535 | 35 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 219 | 882 | 865 | 1109 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 135 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 81 | 584 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 |
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