Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 1045 | 894 | 746 | 522 | 507 | 420 | 413 | 336 | 331 | 653 | 212 | 248 | 355 | 273 | 276 | 526 | 440 | 379 | 317 | 252 | 200 | 200 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.73m | 3:33AM1.87m | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:17AM1.87m | 4:44PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.16m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:29AM0.07m | 10:49PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 361 | 1045 | 894 | 746 | 522 | 507 | 110 | 413 | 336 | 331 | 52 | 212 | 215 | 289 | 273 | 276 | 526 | 440 | 379 | 317 | 252 | 200 | 200 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 334 | 61 | 56 | 32 | 47 | 80 | 420 | 100 | 83 | 68 | 8 | 36 | 15 | 162 | 157 | 110 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | NE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 15 | E 6 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 196 | 214 | 292 | 127 | — | 653 | 156 | 248 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 130 | 938 | 135 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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