Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (11 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 11							Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sun 14
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	84	88	88	61	69	57	55	25	42	43	42	41	41	57	66	98	219	716	1287	1776	1222	1085	945	945
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	NW	NE	SE	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide				12:35PM1.40m				1:03AM1.66m				1:33PM1.52m				1:56AM1.76m					2:25PM1.63m
Low Tide		6:27AM0.48m				6:35PM0.44m				7:24AM0.36m				7:33PM0.33m					8:15AM0.25m				8:26PM0.23m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	23	27	27	21	20	18	17	17	24	23	21	22	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	21	23	23	18	17	15	14	14	22	21	18	17	17	15	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	84	88	88	61	44	57	96	127	108	28	42	41	41	57	66	98	111	442	1287	1148	811	1085	945	945
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	ESE 8	S 12	S 11	ESE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 5	S 11	S 10	S 15	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	62	87	51	47	48	25	55	25	23	43	15	15	7	4	9	8	18	123	119	117	112	92	88	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	S 6	—	—	S 12	S 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 5	S 14	SSW 15	S 14	NE 7	—	NE 7	ESE 10	—	—
kJ	4	4	8	1	—	—	25	4	42	24	22	9	9	9	2	4	43	95	2	—	2	118	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 12	S 11	—	—	—
kJ	15	18	25	15	69	110	194	144	—	—	—	—	—	2	27	74	219	716	792	1776	1222	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	6	3	4	1	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	41	26	83	83	83	41	0	26	0	0	0	76	76	76	81	366	366	81	81	81	23	0	0	26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand							Umdloti	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2				2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1							4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Kanon Overberg	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	9	9	8	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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