Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (10 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 10					Thursday 11								Friday 12								Sat 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	92	82	90	86	77	106	84	87	88	80	72	41	55	57	42	40	42	41	41	42	32	121	121	157
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ENE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	E	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:24AM1.32m				00:02AM1.56m				12:35PM1.40m				1:03AM1.66m				1:33PM1.52m				1:56AM1.76m
Low Tide				5:28PM0.52m				6:27AM0.48m				6:35PM0.44m				7:24AM0.36m				7:33PM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	23	27	27	22	20	19	17	18	24	24	22	21	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	20	19	18	18	16	16	14	14	21	23	23	19	17	17	14	15	23	21	22	19	16	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 5	S 5	S 6
kJ	92	82	90	86	77	106	84	80	88	80	44	41	79	52	89	69	42	41	41	42	32	20	33	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 6	S 5	S 5	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	S 11	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	10	10	5	5	39	38	62	87	51	47	48	25	55	57	23	22	15	11	7	4	13	121	121	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 14	S 14	S 5	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	S 6	—	—	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 5	S 10	S 13	S 8
kJ	12	12	16	16	5	—	4	4	5	1	—	—	25	25	42	40	22	9	9	9	2	8	14	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 5	S 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	4	10	15	18	25	14	72	111	166	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	35	52	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	41	83	83	26	26	41	40	26	83	83	83	41	0	0	0	0	0	584	135	76	76	23	40	23
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	2	2				2	3	2	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	7	8	9	8	7	5	7	6	6	5	6	7	6	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	5	4

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