Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 401 | 395 | 326 | 215 | 212 | 222 | 145 | 138 | 134 | 383 | 338 | 272 | 224 | 178 | 168 | 125 | 113 | 159 | 205 | 199 | 191 | 186 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:17AM1.87m | 4:44PM1.83m | 5:01AM1.83m | 5:30PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:29AM0.07m | 10:49PM0.14m | 11:12AM0.09m | 11:35PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 485 | 401 | 395 | 326 | 215 | 173 | 147 | 124 | 124 | 106 | 383 | 338 | 272 | 224 | 178 | 168 | 125 | 83 | 81 | 205 | 199 | 191 | 186 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 212 | 206 | 145 | 138 | 134 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 113 | 159 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 119 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 75 | 153 | — | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 130 | 485 | 273 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 642 | 79 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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