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Zinkwazi Surf Forecast
/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /
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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 299 | 259 | 196 | 163 | 134 | 170 | 260 | 361 | 340 | 268 | 196 | 144 | 141 | 317 | 301 | 279 | 267 | 242 | 225 | 276 | 161 | 110 | 126 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21AM 1.39 | 12:49PM 1.66 | 1:17AM 1.52 | 1:39PM 1.79 | 2:05AM 1.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.52 | 6:20AM 0.45 | 7:11PM 0.37 | 7:16AM 0.32 | 7:57PM 0.23 | 8:05AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
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