Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	214	214	218	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	174	125	104	98	171	314	423	425	639	433	931	729	754	741
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NW	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	S	SE	SE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	off
High Tide			5:31AM1.83m				6:00PM1.91m				6:08AM1.76m				6:37PM1.83m				6:43AM1.65m				7:14PM1.71m
Low Tide	11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:42AM0.30m				12:51PM0.21m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	20	21	20	20	19	18	17	17	19	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	18	17	16	18	19	20	18	16	17	17	17	19	19	20	22	19	17	16	16	18	20	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	214	214	218	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	132	125	98	98	96	314	423	425	639	433	931	729	754	741
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSW 7	S 6	SSW 13	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	33	15	7	58	14	16	15	14	60	115	174	116	104	68	171	92	69	69	69	316	51	55	56	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	S 8	S 13	S 12	S 14	S 15	SSW 9	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 9	ENE 3	SSE 14	SSE 15	E 10	ESE 9	S 15	SSW 14	E 10	E 10
kJ	16	35	35	1	13	12	16	17	15	—	5	39	72	94	55	1	170	126	89	69	4	19	71	69
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	75	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	83	83	0	0	0	0	0	23	76	41	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Mapelane	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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