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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)212019181716161514141313131312121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21819225222427424917210610263905757323029292524998833
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
E
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
30
SW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		offglasscrossglasscross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
1.11
12:01PM
1.24
12:58AM
1.17
1:23PM
1.31
2:02AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.78
5:06AM
0.78
6:38PM
0.74
6:54AM
0.73
7:48PM
0.63
7:58AM
0.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:07-------5:07-------5:07--
Sunset6:57-------6:57-------6:57-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302624232224252525252423222425273127242424262625
Feels °C (?)262323232426272728282725252728282923202022252521
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