Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (08 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 8							Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thu 11
	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)	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	360	308	286	281	281	263	258	258	214	175	164	121	119	119	119	92	92	92	90	90	106	88	67	72
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	E	E	ENE	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			8:42AM1.33m				9:37PM1.43m				10:02AM1.29m				10:52PM1.47m					11:24AM1.32m				00:02AM1.56m
Low Tide					2:59PM0.55m				3:58AM0.65m				4:13PM0.56m					5:18AM0.59m				5:28PM0.52m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	19	21	21	20	19	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	16
Feels °C	14	13	17	18	21	21	18	15	14	15	17	19	19	20	17	17	17	17	20	18	18	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	360	308	286	281	281	263	258	258	214	175	164	121	119	119	119	92	92	92	90	90	106	88	67	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 4	S 5	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 15	ENE 4
kJ	45	39	26	25	23	13	11	12	5	23	16	16	15	16	18	13	14	13	8	8	5	2	42	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	ENE 4	S 15	S 9	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 7	S 14	NE 4	—	—	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 14	—	S 15
kJ	4	1	4	2	19	4	4	4	4	16	1	—	—	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	17	16	—	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 5	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	E 3	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	4	10	8	7	—	33	—	6	21	56	34	27	23	33	36	28	28	—	—	—	4	3	10	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Senoritas KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	26	83	41	0	0	48	26	0	76	366	75	0	0	0	0	0	76	83	83	26	75	41
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	6	7	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	9	9

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