Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 136 | 113 | 159 | 205 | 401 | 191 | 307 | 307 | 382 | 471 | 661 | 602 | 687 | 659 | 613 | 511 | 268 | 1259 | 209 | 408 | 420 | 624 | 805 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.83m | 5:30PM1.82m | 5:44AM1.76m | 6:16PM1.77m | 6:28AM1.65m | 7:04PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.09m | 11:35PM0.21m | 11:55AM0.14m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:39PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 136 | 113 | 81 | 80 | 401 | 191 | 307 | 307 | 382 | 471 | 661 | 602 | 687 | 659 | 613 | 511 | 268 | 83 | 209 | 5 | 142 | 470 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 6 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 13 | E 8 | — | E 8 | S 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 119 | 113 | 159 | 205 | 7 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 174 | 163 | 12 | — | 6 | 39 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 7 | — | NE 3 | SSW 18 | S 8 | E 8 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 25 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 106 | 1 | 12 | 124 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 31 | 1259 | 179 | 408 | 420 | 624 | 805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 76 | 410 | 318 | 318 | 81 | 23 |
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