Zinkwazi Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.23° S 31.49° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is 23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tuesday 2
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	S 16	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	96	88	112	85	87	60	72	57	60	79	67	51	46	46	40	43	42	41	25	25	32	39	24	24
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	ENE	NE	NNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:30AM1.72m				3:51PM1.66m				4:01AM1.72m				4:22PM1.66m				4:32AM1.70m				4:54PM1.64m
Low Tide				9:40AM0.22m				9:50PM0.28m				10:11AM0.22m				10:22PM0.29m				10:43AM0.23m				10:55PM0.32m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	21	21	19	18	17	16	16	20	22	21	20	18	18	17	18	23	24	23	23	20
Feels °C	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	20	20	20	18	18	16	17	22	22	22	23	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	E 4	ENE 5	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 5
kJ	96	88	112	85	87	60	72	57	60	67	67	51	40	28	20	17	27	41	25	25	26	39	24	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 9	E 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 4	ESE 8
kJ	32	31	11	11	19	22	24	22	22	22	22	22	36	25	28	43	12	27	19	19	19	12	5	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	S 13	S 13	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	11	11	30	30	29	26	25	11	28	79	39	43	46	46	25	28	42	8	5	5	32	31	13	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	E 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 3	NE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	11	40	30	18	33	—	—	5	2	21	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	26	75	83	83	26	26	26	0	26	75	83	83	26	26	0	0	26	26	83	41	23	26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	2	2	1			2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
Header Global	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Boners United States	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Hicks Bay New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Three Points New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	9	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	5	5

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