Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 64 | 83 | 347 | 461 | 675 | 752 | 747 | 760 | 759 | 680 | 834 | 988 | 955 | 1662 | 1539 | 1451 | 623 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.61m | 5:35AM1.62m | 6:03PM1.56m | 6:10AM1.56m | 6:43PM1.51m | 6:50AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.26m | 11:28PM0.38m | 11:49AM0.30m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:26PM0.36m | 00:46AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 347 | 461 | 675 | 752 | 747 | 760 | 759 | 675 | 834 | 988 | 68 | 770 | 849 | 696 | 623 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 64 | 13 | 89 | 67 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 96 | 45 | 66 | 45 | 88 | 34 | 319 | 230 | 239 | 226 | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 6 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 83 | 19 | 116 | 52 | 60 | 45 | 46 | 29 | 45 | 41 | 59 | 52 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 79 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 58 | 50 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | 3 | 680 | 198 | 471 | 955 | 1662 | 1539 | 1451 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 41 | 23 | 40 | 75 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 76 | 938 | 584 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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