Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
E
9
2.1
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
7
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
386
275
195
130
86
72
147
0
462
355
628
1060
1567
1915
2345
1629
1365
1175
974
838
760
703
550
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
N
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:46AM1.55m
7:13PM1.56m
7:30AM1.36m
8:09PM1.35m
8:52AM1.18m
10:29PM1.20m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.33m
12:55PM0.36m
1:28AM0.51m
1:43PM0.56m
2:37AM0.70m
3:21PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
25
35
36
32
32
23
21
22
22
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
19
22
31
31
26
23
19
17
18
18
16
14
13
11
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
17
18
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