Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
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 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 28 | 57 | 154 | 209 | 444 | 526 | 492 | 459 | 330 | 318 | 233 | 159 | 153 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.36m | 2:04AM1.49m | 2:32PM1.44m | 2:45AM1.56m | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:21AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.55m | 8:20AM0.45m | 8:30PM0.47m | 8:58AM0.37m | 9:09PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | ENE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 18 | 154 | 36 | 444 | 526 | 492 | 459 | 330 | 318 | 233 | 152 | 139 | 113 | 97 | 77 | 61 | 63 | 88 | 137 | 144 | 144 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | ESE 7 | S 17 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 57 | 17 | 209 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 159 | 153 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 101 | 139 | 253 | 263 | 208 | — | — | — | 102 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 83 | 83 | 299 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 83 | 484 | 388 | 179 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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