Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
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 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 734 | 387 | 682 | 586 | 274 | 327 | 386 | 320 | 216 | 429 | 515 | 558 | 558 | 505 | 496 | 392 | 385 | 377 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 378 | 308 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.51m | 6:50AM1.48m | 7:30PM1.47m | 7:38AM1.40m | 8:27PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.36m | 00:46AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.43m | 1:36AM0.59m | 1:58PM0.50m | 2:40AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 734 | 212 | 682 | 181 | 274 | 327 | 386 | 320 | 216 | 429 | 515 | 558 | 558 | 505 | 496 | 392 | 385 | 377 | 386 | 386 | 386 | 378 | 308 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 387 | 92 | 291 | 230 | 87 | 186 | 183 | 204 | 179 | 218 | 177 | 127 | 122 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 82 | 82 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 73 | 86 | 39 | 94 | 92 | 197 | 87 | 90 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 7 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 195 | 333 | 415 | 586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 556 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 83 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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