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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
233 | 225 | 221 | 160 | 155 | 116 | 114 | 84 | 65 | 97 | 59 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.74m | 4:44AM1.78m | 5:01PM1.69m | 5:11AM1.70m | 5:30PM1.60m | 5:39AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.19m | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.26m | 11:33PM0.36m | 11:53AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 11 |
 kJ | 233 | 225 | 221 | 160 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 106 | 115 | 81 | 63 | 46 | 32 | 105 | 33 | 25 | 102 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 155 | 116 | 114 | 84 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 20 | 103 | 102 | 12 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 10 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 65 | 97 | 59 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | W 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 26 | 71 | 86 | 146 | — | — | 129 | 242 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 30 | — | 44 | 8 | 42 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 299 | 299 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
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