Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.5°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 8					Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	232	48	161	133	161	289	248	211	173	169	140	137	137	113	106	113	116	121	105	100	126
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	W	W	NW	ENE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:34PM1.86m				2:47AM1.77m				3:04PM1.96m				3:17AM1.85m				3:33PM2.01m
Low Tide	8:17AM0.21m				8:44PM0.18m				8:49AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	22	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	21	23	23
Feels °C	21	19	19	22	22	21	22	22	23	22	22	21	21	19	19	22	22	23	22	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	232	48	161	133	97	289	248	211	173	169	140	137	137	113	106	56	116	121	105	100	126
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 19	S 8	S 8	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	S 6	S 5	S 13	SSW 13	SSE 8
kJ	58	28	40	42	161	42	42	42	29	29	29	19	19	67	64	113	32	15	89	54	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	—	S 19	S 19	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 7	SE 10	SSE 8	SSW 15	S 14	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 12
kJ	27	—	64	116	42	161	155	82	79	75	71	70	68	11	15	24	73	98	27	17	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	NE 5
kJ	3	340	125	153	196	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	29	64	92	85	49	—	—	—	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Praia de Zavora Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	556	640	83	83	0	0	0	23	485	699	76	76	76	76	76	23	76	81	83	40	23
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast					Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)					3	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7

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