Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.9° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
14
1.4
S
6
3
SSW
7
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
9
3.5
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
66
63
65
101
132
72
66
146
791
1315
2110
1695
1879
1750
1787
1474
1288
1000
836
614
534
759
1121
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
60
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:37AM1.37m
1:26PM1.35m
1:53AM1.52m
2:26PM1.56m
2:44AM1.68m
3:11PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.59m
7:31PM0.54m
8:10AM0.40m
8:30PM0.36m
8:55AM0.22m
9:16PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
14
15
13
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
13
12
2
5
4
6
7
9
9
9
8
9
7
10
11
11
10
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