Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 69 | 47 | 55 | 25 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 66 | 111 | 111 | 204 | 413 | 1342 | 711 | 418 | 823 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.56m | 12:35PM1.40m | 1:03AM1.66m | 1:33PM1.52m | 1:56AM1.76m | 2:25PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.48m | 6:35PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.36m | 7:33PM0.33m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:26PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 |
84 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 44 | 123 | 96 | 100 | 108 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 66 | 56 | 111 | 138 | 275 | 900 | 711 | 418 | 823 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
38 | 62 | 87 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 55 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 111 | 4 | 37 | 272 | 146 | 112 | 106 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 6 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 25 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 149 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | — | — | — |
12 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 69 | 196 | 177 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 113 | 105 | 204 | 413 | 1342 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 26 | 42 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 48 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 135 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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