Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
92
89
65
65
65
66
66
66
87
127
112
136
119
66
64
66
101
132
72
62
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21AM1.23m
10:32PM1.32m
11:42AM1.20m
00:37AM1.37m
1:26PM1.35m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.65m
5:14AM0.70m
5:52PM0.67m
7:06AM0.59m
7:31PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
25
28
25
21
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
19
18
17
17
22
22
20
18
16
16
16
16
19
19
17
15
12
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