Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
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)
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
24
69
78
155
790
714
673
569
659
940
1507
1769
1722
1468
1263
1064
901
875
757
734
620
630
653
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:17AM1.28m
11:10PM1.46m
11:55AM1.29m
00:36AM1.51m
1:18PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.61m
4:27PM0.57m
5:42AM0.59m
5:59PM0.55m
7:03AM0.50m
7:20PM0.46m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
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5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
19
20
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
16
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