Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (09 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	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)	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 9	NE 6	SSW 12	ESE 8	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	218	214	175	164	121	119	119	119	116	116	116	113	90	82	59	58	65	65	87	61	61	28	55	25
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	E	NE	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:02AM1.29m				10:52PM1.47m					11:24AM1.32m				00:02AM1.56m				12:35PM1.40m
Low Tide		3:58AM0.65m				4:13PM0.56m					5:18AM0.59m				5:28PM0.52m				6:27AM0.48m				6:35PM0.44m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	20	21	21	19	18	17	16	16	24	28	27	23	20
Feels °C	15	16	16	17	19	19	21	17	17	18	18	20	19	19	18	16	15	15	14	22	27	24	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	ENE 7	E 8
kJ	218	214	175	164	121	119	119	119	116	116	116	113	90	82	59	58	65	65	68	61	61	140	118	145
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	S 5	S 14	S 14	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 5	SSE 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	S 13	S 13	ENE 6	SSW 12	ESE 8	S 12
kJ	12	4	16	16	16	25	25	20	15	21	15	10	9	9	17	6	10	8	87	51	18	28	55	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 14	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 12	—	S 12	—
kJ	4	16	16	—	—	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	16	16	40	38	62	9	11	50	—	25	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	—	5	35	25	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	11	6	24	28	33	38	59	170	240	164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Siyayi KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	76	41	0	76	366	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	83	26	273	41	23	0	41	0	41	42	42
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	8	9	9	9	7	6	8	6	6	5	6

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