Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 653 | 478 | 425 | 291 | 232 | 186 | 173 | 137 | 132 | 171 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 132 | 268 | 340 | 439 | 544 | 642 | 620 | 587 | 443 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.59m | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:51PM1.50m | 9:04AM1.30m | 9:56PM1.42m | 10:20AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.54m | 2:15PM0.44m | 3:04AM0.63m | 3:14PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 718 | 653 | 478 | 425 | 291 | 232 | 186 | 173 | 137 | 132 | 82 | 66 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 268 | 340 | 439 | 544 | 642 | 620 | 587 | 443 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 77 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 29 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | SE 8 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 132 | 35 | 29 | 49 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 23 | 31 | 49 | 77 | 171 | 124 | 156 | — | — | — | 53 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 75 | 40 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 |
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