Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
1
ENE
6
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
16
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.4
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
157
70
57
54
83
82
135
152
216
185
327
871
1590
1183
1004
714
848
653
663
708
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SE
10
ENE
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.50m
3:15AM1.60m
3:38PM1.62m
3:45AM1.70m
4:08PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.42m
9:05PM0.43m
9:25AM0.30m
9:37PM0.33m
9:55AM0.20m
10:07PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
6
12
14
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
16
16
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
20
21
16
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
11
9
11
10
9
11
9
9
10
10
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