Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.6°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
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
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
8
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
6
428
609
790
428
491
744
817
874
899
858
799
694
918
514
504
520
524
479
426
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State
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
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06PM2.08m
4:18AM1.95m
4:35PM2.08m
4:48AM1.92m
5:05PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:52AM-0.05m
10:14PM-0.04m
10:21AM-0.07m
10:44PM-0.03m
10:52AM-0.03m
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light rain
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5:37
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5:35
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2
2
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3
3
1
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Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
15
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
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