Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 325 | 243 | 240 | 234 | 165 | 153 | 138 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 166 | 166 | 110 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.24m | 11:09PM1.38m | 11:44AM1.23m | 00:19AM1.39m | 12:55PM1.28m | 1:17AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.63m | 5:34AM0.68m | 5:44PM0.65m | 6:43AM0.62m | 6:52PM0.61m | 7:37AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 443 | 325 | 243 | 240 | 234 | 165 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 126 | 101 | 60 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 40 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 153 | 138 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 47 | 82 | 166 | 166 | 110 | 51 | — | — | 55 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 83 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 485 | 318 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 556 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
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