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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | |
145 | 103 | 100 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 81 | 46 | 399 | 425 | 416 | 391 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 282 | 240 | 201 | 449 | 623 | 1026 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.18m | 00:20AM1.37m | 12:45PM1.31m | 1:17AM1.53m | 1:35PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.78m | 5:35PM0.67m | 6:44AM0.66m | 6:50PM0.54m | 7:34AM0.50m | 7:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 |
 kJ | 191 | 196 | 173 | 205 | 205 | 40 | 249 | 311 | 363 | 399 | 425 | 416 | 391 | 423 | 397 | 354 | 306 | 273 | 282 | 240 | 201 | 175 | 148 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 103 | 100 | 66 | 40 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 328 | 260 | 49 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 552 | 59 | 605 | 748 | — | — | — | 25 | 166 | 449 | 623 | 1026 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 130 | 273 | 584 | 135 | 81 |
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