Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (04 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 4								Sunday 5								Monday 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2357	2477	2199	1828	1430	1121	983	828	718	642	653	581	504	443	346	366	311	238	180	138	133	106	102	80
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	SE	SE	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	E	ESE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide			6:00AM1.68m				6:28PM1.69m				6:33AM1.62m				7:05PM1.66m				7:12AM1.54m				7:46PM1.61m
Low Tide	11:56PM0.33m				12:11PM0.22m				00:32AM0.37m				12:45PM0.26m				1:12AM0.43m				1:23PM0.34m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	14	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	18	17	16	15	15	19	23	24	20	18
Feels °C	15	14	12	16	16	17	15	15	14	13	13	17	16	17	16	15	13	11	12	16	19	23	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	2357	2477	2199	1828	1430	1121	983	828	718	642	653	581	504	443	346	366	311	238	180	138	133	106	90	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	56	54	52	50	50	50	48	49	48	47	45	28	21	22	22	11	13	17	19	21	22	10	102	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	—	—	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	98	95	—	—	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	24	5	5	5	20	4	4	22	21	11	6	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	13	40	53	65	62	106	52	35	209	182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	83	41	41	41	0	0	23	83	0	41	41
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	2	2	2	2		1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	8	7

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