Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.7°C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning).
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	114	97	94	78	76	27	43	43	44	44	34	63	63	63	80	82	63	48	64	107	132	160	317	282
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:33AM1.54m				6:53PM1.45m				7:38AM1.38m					8:06PM1.27m				9:32AM1.29m				10:20PM1.19m
Low Tide	00:18AM0.33m				12:41PM0.47m				1:11AM0.50m				1:51PM0.67m					2:33AM0.64m				3:58PM0.77m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	2	3
Temp °C	19	18	21	26	24	24	22	21	19	19	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	20	20	19	20	19
Feels °C	15	14	16	22	18	19	19	18	15	16	22	21	21	19	21	21	20	21	19	15	16	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 6	SE 7
kJ	114	97	79	78	76	27	43	43	135	141	121	103	86	69	67	50	46	34	64	107	98	94	227	206
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 7	S 14	S 14	S 13	ESE 9	S 7
kJ	23	20	20	4	14	3	3	3	44	44	34	63	63	63	80	82	63	48	34	16	4	4	68	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	SW 13	S 16	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	SE 8	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	S 10	SSW 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	2	2	7	5	—	—	—	—	3	3	10	10	12	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	17	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	71	72	94	100	205	382	277	186	278	265	261	—	12	22	18	21	23	26	25	108	132	160	317	282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lucien Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	1	2	2	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	273	273	415	485	817	590	489	299	299	41	23	410	75	76	81	76	76	76	76	366	347	485	183	118
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay								Thompsons Bay	Umhlanga		Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2								1	3		3	2	2	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Groenvlei Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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