Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 661 | 610 | 687 | 659 | 617 | 511 | 1057 | 1259 | 211 | 389 | 398 | 371 | 432 | 297 | 898 | 759 | 734 | 636 | 628 | 550 | 358 | 286 | 236 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.77m | 6:28AM1.65m | 7:04PM1.69m | 7:13AM1.53m | 7:55PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.14m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:39PM0.22m | 1:10AM0.42m | 1:24PM0.33m | 2:03AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 661 | 610 | 687 | 659 | 617 | 511 | 212 | 83 | 209 | 12 | 144 | 134 | 310 | 297 | 898 | 759 | 734 | 636 | 628 | 550 | 358 | 286 | 236 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 163 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 162 | 260 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | ENE 3 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 2 | 106 | 1 | 174 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 1057 | 1259 | 211 | 389 | 398 | 371 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 83 | 54 | 0 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 485 | 513 | 135 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 792 | 792 | 634 | 334 | 299 |
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