Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 361 | 1045 | 894 | 746 | 617 | 507 | 420 | 413 | 336 | 331 | 563 | 212 | 256 | 408 | 273 | 270 | 538 | 448 | 387 | 317 | 252 | 200 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.83m | 3:12PM1.73m | 3:33AM1.87m | 3:59PM1.80m | 4:17AM1.87m | 4:44PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.16m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:46AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:29AM0.07m | 10:49PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 302 | 361 | 1045 | 894 | 746 | 617 | 507 | 128 | 413 | 336 | 331 | 50 | 212 | 215 | 289 | 273 | 270 | 538 | 448 | 387 | 317 | 252 | 200 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 202 | 334 | 61 | 56 | 32 | 32 | 98 | 420 | 77 | 51 | 65 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 162 | 116 | 109 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 26 | 36 | 23 | — | — | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 189 | 207 | 131 | 103 | — | 563 | 178 | 256 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 76 | 938 | 273 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
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