Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.9
S
6
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
234
279
249
239
236
487
275
588
699
625
612
736
1236
1146
963
845
695
553
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
15
NE
20
SW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
SW
35
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM2.02m
3:50AM1.93m
4:06PM2.08m
4:18AM1.95m
4:35PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.01m
9:52AM-0.05m
10:14PM-0.04m
10:21AM-0.07m
10:44PM-0.03m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:52
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5:52
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3
2
1
3
1
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Temp °C
23
23
21
21
22
23
21
21
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
23
20
23
22
23
17
16
13
14
15
12
9
10
10
14
14
15
15
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