Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
S
17
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
157
154
139
136
110
110
100
100
100
123
215
96
93
91
130
119
68
65
92
89
65
65
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
0
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:18AM1.53m
7:49PM1.59m
8:05AM1.37m
8:48PM1.44m
9:21AM1.23m
10:32PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.35m
2:06AM0.51m
2:17PM0.51m
3:16AM0.65m
3:39PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
19
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
28
21
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
18
20
21
20
19
17
16
17
24
17
17
15
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
20
19
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