Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 7							Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ENE 5	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	79	65	48	48	60	59	46	33	38	37	37	37	37	56	39	39	68	68	76	109	260	526	495	495
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	WNW	W	WNW	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	S	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide		7:57AM1.45m					8:37PM1.55m				8:56AM1.35m				9:44PM1.48m				10:17AM1.28m					11:10PM1.46m
Low Tide					2:09PM0.42m				2:56AM0.56m				3:08PM0.51m				4:12AM0.61m				4:27PM0.57m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	22	27	27	22	19	18	18	18	21	22	23	22	19	19	18	18	20	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	13	18	22	22	18	16	16	16	16	18	19	20	19	14	16	15	16	18	18	19	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	S 5	S 5	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13
kJ	38	35	34	24	60	59	55	31	21	33	33	32	32	20	37	31	22	15	17	109	260	526	495	495
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 14	S 14	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 15	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	S 5	E 9	E 8	E 8
kJ	79	65	48	48	4	59	46	33	33	10	6	37	37	32	31	22	68	33	33	18	21	38	35	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 14	S 15	S 15	SE 10	S 15	S 16	SE 9	E 9	E 12	SE 9	SE 15
kJ	10	10	10	9	1	17	17	17	38	37	37	9	9	37	39	39	23	68	76	13	38	3	3	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SW 2	WSW 2	SW 4	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	93	85	64	67	36	139	95	1	1	6	—	11	19	56	—	4	14	33	33	18	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	26	83	83	41	0	23	0	0	75	83	67	0	26	76	41	0	0	699	76	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	St Lucia	Mapelane	Umhlanga	Umdloti		Mapelane	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1			2	1	2	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

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