Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.6°C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	158	191	178	138	249	904	887	650	393	215	183	153	134	134	157	234	273	332	363	320	314	275	269	269
Wind (km/h)	W	SSW	WSW	SW	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	NE	NE	NW	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		3:57AM1.92m				4:13PM2.04m				4:31AM1.89m				4:48PM1.96m					5:07AM1.82m				5:24PM1.83m
Low Tide				9:59AM-0.03m				10:24PM-0.02m				10:34AM0.01m				10:59PM0.05m					11:12AM0.12m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	3	4	2	12	2	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	23	21	20	20	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	24	23	22	24	17	16	15	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	18	18	16	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ESE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	158	191	178	138	5	9	458	650	393	215	183	134	131	101	157	234	273	332	363	320	314	275	269	269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	—	—	—	SE 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	S 21	S 20	E 7	E 5
kJ	26	23	40	57	—	—	—	128	130	164	169	153	134	134	94	69	62	48	40	44	9	8	17	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SW 10	S 22	S 10	SW 11	S 20	E 8
kJ	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	30	42	69	3	3	14	4	9	2	5	8	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 5	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	249	904	887	—	307	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	87	30	41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Surfers KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	981	318	210	81	49	23	0	76	76	83	26	0	0	23	26	83	981	981	83	26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand					Umdloti	Umdloti	Umdloti	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga					Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Treskostraal West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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