Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.9
ENE
5
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
59
47
46
38
37
37
37
37
47
39
39
68
69
78
159
682
816
757
757
852
1099
1750
2029
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:37PM1.55m
8:56AM1.35m
9:44PM1.48m
10:17AM1.28m
11:10PM1.46m
11:55AM1.29m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.42m
2:56AM0.56m
3:08PM0.51m
4:12AM0.61m
4:27PM0.57m
5:42AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
27
22
20
19
19
18
21
22
22
22
20
18
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
22
18
16
17
17
15
18
19
19
19
16
15
17
16
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
19
19
17
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