Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
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 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 54 | 132 | 268 | 444 | 549 | 538 | 642 | 613 | 587 | 443 | 325 | 243 | 240 | 172 | 165 | 153 | 136 | 82 | 188 | 173 | 188 | 66 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.30m | 9:56PM1.42m | 10:20AM1.24m | 11:09PM1.38m | 11:44AM1.23m | 00:19AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.55m | 4:16AM0.68m | 4:25PM0.63m | 5:34AM0.68m | 5:44PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 28 | 53 | 268 | 444 | 549 | 538 | 642 | 613 | 587 | 443 | 325 | 243 | 240 | 172 | 33 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 29 | 109 | 66 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 54 | 20 | 57 | 48 | 29 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 165 | 153 | 136 | 82 | 74 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 132 | 20 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 45 | 45 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | 116 | — | — | 5 | 69 | 188 | 173 | 188 | 126 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 273 | 486 | 318 | 48 | 23 | 23 |
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