Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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 Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
433 | 394 | 394 | 386 | 360 | 308 | 308 | 281 | 281 | 307 | 301 | 258 | 214 | 175 | 164 | 121 | 119 | 152 | 130 | 95 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.43m | 8:42AM1.33m | 9:37PM1.43m | 10:02AM1.29m | 10:52PM1.47m | 11:24AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.64m | 2:59PM0.55m | 3:58AM0.65m | 4:13PM0.56m | 5:18AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
433 | 394 | 394 | 386 | 360 | 308 | 308 | 281 | 281 | 307 | 301 | 258 | 214 | 175 | 164 | 121 | 119 | 107 | 85 | 60 | 43 | 31 | 84 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
59 | 108 | 40 | 68 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 119 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 84 | 24 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
37 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | 17 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 40 | 53 | 94 | 152 | 130 | 95 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 40 | 76 | 410 | 318 | 219 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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