Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.1°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	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)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	248	211	173	169	151	137	111	121	111	113	113	121	105	78	88	75	75	73	37	41	37	64	35
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	E	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide					3:04PM1.96m				3:17AM1.85m				3:33PM2.01m				3:46AM1.89m				3:59PM2.01m
Low Tide			8:49AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m				9:46AM0.01m				10:07PM0.02m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	20	21	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	24	23	23	25	34	32	29	27	23
Feels °C	21	23	24	22	22	19	20	20	21	23	24	23	25	24	26	24	24	24	31	27	24	27	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 5	E 6	ESE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 14	SSW 14	S 14	E 8	E 8
kJ	248	211	173	169	151	137	111	121	111	113	113	121	105	34	46	75	93	82	37	41	37	413	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	S 5	S 6	SSE 8	S 14	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SE 8	SE 8	S 14	SSW 13
kJ	42	42	42	29	29	19	19	67	37	22	28	101	90	78	78	32	75	73	9	3	2	64	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 7	SSW 14	SSE 9	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 10	SSE 8	SE 8	—	—	S 16
kJ	155	82	79	75	71	70	68	11	64	30	113	27	27	55	54	13	35	9	6	2	—	—	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	E 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	6	18	32	49	30	—	—	16	69	88	68	170	170	187	362	551	565	230
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	The Wedge Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	3	1	3	1
Distance (km)	0	23	485	699	76	76	76	76	55	0	75	83	48	26	26	41	67	41	590	938	83	26	83
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Inside)		Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	2				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6

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