Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.3° 

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
190
235
187
141
146
139
155
152
113
103
71
69
42
155
214
215
211
306
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM1.94m
4:17AM1.90m
4:36PM2.01m
4:44AM1.92m
5:03PM2.02m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.09m
10:22AM-0.02m
10:41PM0.04m
10:49AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
20
18
17
16
16
24
28
26
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
13
11
10
10
9
17
20
19
15
13
15
14
14
15
17
17
18
19
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