Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (08 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 8					Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thu 11
	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)	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	286	281	281	263	258	218	214	175	164	149	119	119	119	116	116	92	82	82	62	59	58	94	88	88
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	W	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	8:42AM1.33m				9:37PM1.43m				10:02AM1.29m				10:52PM1.47m					11:24AM1.32m				00:02AM1.56m
Low Tide			2:59PM0.55m				3:58AM0.65m				4:13PM0.56m					5:18AM0.59m				5:28PM0.52m				6:27AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	21	20	19	19	18	19	21	21	21	20	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	18	21	20	17	15	15	16	19	19	20	19	17	17	17	17	20	20	17	17	16	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	286	281	281	263	258	218	214	175	164	149	119	119	119	116	116	92	82	82	62	59	20	94	88	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 8	S 4	S 5	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 14	SE 5	ESE 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5
kJ	26	25	23	13	11	12	9	22	16	16	15	14	21	21	15	15	16	15	16	17	58	10	8	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 9	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 7	S 14	—	—	S 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13
kJ	4	2	19	4	4	4	4	16	—	—	1	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	15	16	42	69	64	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5
kJ	8	7	5	22	—	6	34	40	25	16	13	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	23	3	16	29	32	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	83	23	0	0	75	26	0	48	366	76	0	0	0	0	0	26	83	83	75	273	41	41	41
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Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	6	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	7

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