Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	127	229	250	240	220	220	193	176	508	562	591	572	612	611	563	563	506	491	502	512	455	455	490	490
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	E	ESE	S	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross	off	off	off
High Tide					3:12PM1.69m				3:31AM1.81m				3:58PM1.82m				4:14AM1.86m				4:40PM1.90m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.23m				9:16PM0.22m				9:42AM0.12m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.12m


	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	20	21	20	18	18	17	16	17	20	22	20	18	18	18
Feels °C	16	15	18	16	18	18	17	17	16	15	19	18	17	16	18	18	16	16	19	21	21	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	84	229	250	240	220	220	193	176	508	562	591	572	612	611	563	563	506	491	502	512	455	455	490	490
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 9
kJ	99	125	123	84	118	82	112	110	105	53	33	33	32	18	17	17	17	17	7	7	7	7	8	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	—	SSE 9	S 11	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	S 16	—	—	—	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10
kJ	127	38	37	57	32	31	—	55	83	—	—	—	8	9	9	—	5	—	—	—	2	11	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	292	—	—	—	1	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	75	83	83	26	0	0	0	0	26	83	83	26	26	0	0	0	26	81	48	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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