Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 507 | 499 | 485 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 264 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 145 | 157 | 396 | 369 | 282 | 220 | 212 | 138 | 141 | 119 | 112 | 159 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.73m | 3:33AM1.87m | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:17AM1.87m | 4:44PM1.83m | 5:01AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:29AM0.07m | 10:49PM0.14m | 11:12AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 607 | 507 | 499 | 485 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 264 | 215 | 139 | 124 | 135 | 157 | 396 | 369 | 282 | 220 | 212 | 138 | 141 | 108 | 108 | 85 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 51 | 54 | 36 | 46 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 212 | 206 | 145 | 138 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 112 | 159 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 119 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 118 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 75 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 485 | 297 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
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