Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 45 | 54 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 91 | 98 | 220 | 652 | 1436 | 1747 | 811 | 470 | 268 | 334 | 1059 | 1057 | 1075 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.66m | 1:33PM1.52m | 1:56AM1.76m | 2:25PM1.63m | 2:46AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.36m | 7:33PM0.33m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:26PM0.23m | 9:01AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 99 | 66 | 108 | 69 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 91 | 98 | 111 | 442 | 1436 | 1129 | 811 | 470 | 268 | 262 | 1059 | 1057 | 1075 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 54 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 97 | 92 | 264 | 334 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 25 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 153 | 88 | 86 | — | — | 18 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 72 | 127 | 188 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 72 | 220 | 652 | 597 | 1747 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 41 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 366 | 347 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 273 |
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