Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
497
562
639
604
683
711
678
678
586
586
516
527
581
604
637
530
541
443
367
331
286
281
258
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
E
20
ENE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:31AM1.81m
3:58PM1.82m
4:14AM1.86m
4:40PM1.90m
4:54AM1.87m
5:21PM1.93m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.12m
10:02PM0.14m
10:23AM0.04m
10:45PM0.12m
11:02AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
19
18
18
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
19
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
19
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