Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.5° 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 (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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
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)	NW	NW	NW	NE	E	ENE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	E	ESE	SSW	W	W	SW	SW	W	S	ESE	E	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	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
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
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
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	SSW 4	S 10	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 8	S 8
kJ	102	82	55	52	33	32	31	18	17	17	7	7	7	7	6	4	3	16	8	7	8	4	24	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 16	S 12	—	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 14	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 13
kJ	85	110	—	—	—	17	8	—	—	—	5	3	—	5	12	11	4	8	2	6	6	6	7	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	11	19	19	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	75	83	83	26	26	0	0	0	26	318	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	76	83	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			4	4	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9	7

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