Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 202 | 167 | 60 | 37 | 36 | 53 | 28 | 77 | 116 | 161 | 275 | 267 | 196 | 865 | 3030 | 1649 | 1494 | 4341 | 2071 | 1726 | 1129 | 1412 | 1834 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.71m | 4:50PM1.68m | 4:57AM1.72m | 5:22PM1.70m | 5:28AM1.71m | 5:55PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.20m | 10:50PM0.30m | 11:08AM0.18m | 11:23PM0.31m | 11:39AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 176 | 202 | 167 | 157 | 37 | 36 | 210 | 167 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 80 | 82 | 66 | 625 | 1210 | 1649 | 1494 | 1647 | 2071 | 1726 | 1129 | 1412 | 1834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 112 | 93 | 60 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 28 | 77 | 116 | 161 | 275 | 267 | 196 | 50 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 95 | 90 | 93 | 81 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 5 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 36 | 36 | — | 5 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 228 | 16 | 54 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 79 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 10 | 13 | 139 | 173 | 278 | 237 | 250 | 349 | — | 7 | 69 | 137 | 865 | 3030 | — | — | 4341 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 366 | 179 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1344 | 273 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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