Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 64 | 88 | 347 | 461 | 870 | 666 | 663 | 663 | 596 | 573 | 734 | 447 | 803 | 893 | 663 | 592 | 504 | 434 | 363 | 293 | 466 | 505 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.62m | 6:03PM1.56m | 6:10AM1.56m | 6:43PM1.51m | 6:50AM1.48m | 7:30PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.38m | 11:49AM0.30m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:26PM0.36m | 00:46AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 347 | 461 | 520 | 666 | 663 | 663 | 596 | 573 | 734 | 447 | 761 | 651 | 663 | 592 | 504 | 434 | 363 | 293 | 466 | 505 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 64 | 83 | 74 | 86 | 87 | 73 | 67 | 41 | 61 | 60 | 42 | 191 | 68 | 260 | 280 | 234 | 186 | 183 | 247 | 273 | 255 | 219 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 13 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 88 | 44 | 37 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 17 | 79 | 75 | 101 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 19 | 52 | — | 870 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 240 | 365 | 803 | 893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 81 | 210 | 54 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 |
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