Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (10 Jun):

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 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jun)	-	-
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 Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), 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
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	90	86	99	99	84	87	88	61	72	57	55	57	42	41	42	41	41	43	68	119	153	157	151	502
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNE	E	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				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					8:15AM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—
	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2
Temp °C	20	19	19	17	16	16	23	27	27	21	20	18	17	17	24	24	22	21	19	19	19	18	18	19
Feels °C	19	18	17	15	15	14	21	23	23	18	17	15	14	14	22	21	22	18	16	16	16	15	15	17
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 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 11	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 11
kJ	90	86	99	99	84	80	88	61	44	57	96	56	86	68	42	41	41	43	68	32	35	67	74	502
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	SSW 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 5	E 5	S 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	5	5	39	38	62	87	51	50	48	25	55	57	23	24	15	15	4	4	9	119	153	157	151	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 5	S 6	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	ENE 5	S 10	S 14	S 12	NE 6
kJ	16	16	5	2	4	4	5	1	—	—	25	25	42	41	22	9	9	9	2	3	8	62	151	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	6	12	15	12	25	15	72	113	177	240	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	64	70	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3
Distance (km)	83	26	40	41	40	26	42	83	83	41	0	0	0	0	0	133	26	76	76	81	81	81	81	135
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	2	2	2			2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point 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	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kanon Overberg	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	9	8	7	5	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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