Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
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 Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 82 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 106 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 121 | 121 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.32m | 00:02AM1.56m | 12:35PM1.40m | 1:03AM1.66m | 1:33PM1.52m | 1:56AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.52m | 6:27AM0.48m | 6:35PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.36m | 7:33PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
92 | 82 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 106 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 80 | 44 | 41 | 79 | 52 | 89 | 69 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 33 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 38 | 62 | 87 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 25 | 55 | 57 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 121 | 121 | 157 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | S 10 | S 13 | S 8 |
12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 72 | 111 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 52 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 135 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 40 | 23 |
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