Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
15
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
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
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
659
953
1701
1976
1898
1630
1407
1210
1033
875
861
723
726
784
888
749
630
518
427
413
336
273
268
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
NE
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:10PM1.46m
11:55AM1.29m
00:36AM1.51m
1:18PM1.40m
1:47AM1.61m
2:20PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.59m
5:59PM0.55m
7:03AM0.50m
7:20PM0.46m
8:06AM0.36m
8:23PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
17
19
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
18
16
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
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