Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 37°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
1.6
ENE
6
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
1.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
160
174
113
566
360
579
466
454
223
163
412
696
932
631
499
404
319
229
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:25PM1.45m
7:33AM1.29m
8:00PM1.27m
8:20AM1.13m
9:25PM1.12m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.60m
1:43PM0.64m
2:22AM0.75m
2:39PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
18
18
19
20
19
20
19
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
10
12
13
16
17
19
20
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
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