Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.8°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 30							Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	394	386	375	383	811	811	833	735	612	571	452	334	308	214	163	140	109	83	81	48	32	32	16
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:37PM1.88m				5:52AM1.71m				6:11PM1.70m				6:29AM1.53m				6:52PM1.49m
Low Tide				11:24AM0.07m				11:47PM0.17m				11:58AM0.22m				00:24AM0.33m				12:38PM0.42m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	18	20	20	20	18	17	17	17	19	22	24	22	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	15	17	17	17	17	16	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 8
kJ	394	386	375	383	811	811	833	735	612	571	452	334	308	214	112	101	107	110	81	48	32	32	328
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSW 10	SSE 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 6	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 9
kJ	14	14	33	119	12	12	12	11	26	37	29	19	19	17	163	140	109	83	3	3	3	3	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 15	E 9	E 8	SSW 13	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	—	SSW 16	—	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	13	12	18	6	23	21	20	18	17	—	26	—	16	15	14	3	13	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 6	—	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	21	—	59	82	85	105	12	13	11	17	139	177	254	298	477
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	The Heads Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	23	962	83	83	83	40	41	26	0	0	779	792	962	792	40	40	40	133	764	519	513	484	273
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Rating (10 max)	3					3	4	3	3	3					2	2	2	2					3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5

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