Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.3°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 6	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	206	220	149	165	137	147	239	273	332	363	380	320	314	269	269	264	225	200	177	141	138	138	117
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	WNW	W	S	WSW	E	E	ENE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					4:48PM1.96m					5:07AM1.82m				5:24PM1.83m				5:46AM1.70m				6:04PM1.65m
Low Tide			10:34AM0.01m				10:59PM0.05m					11:12AM0.12m				11:36PM0.17m				11:53AM0.28m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	17	19	23	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	18	19	21	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	16	14	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	206	220	149	165	137	147	239	273	332	363	380	320	314	269	269	264	225	200	177	141	138	138	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 6	E 7	S 10	S 21	S 21	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17
kJ	146	111	105	75	68	53	45	41	30	22	2	9	8	39	40	39	39	9	28	27	25	24	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	S 12	ENE 6	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	S 10	SW 11	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 19	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	S 10	S 9
kJ	—	8	12	23	43	51	3	4	14	10	20	2	5	31	30	29	29	29	33	56	33	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 7	ENE 4	ENE 7	NNE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	40	70	20	55	7	11	31	87	123	94	85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	23	0	556	76	83	23	0	0	0	0	981	83	83	83	26	26	26	774	817	817	817	774	792
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Rating (10 max)	2	2		2		2	2	2	3	3					2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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