Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 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 (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	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
Wave Graph
kJ	220	193	193	219	497	574	639	660	683	711	711	692	692	598	586	527	548	604	637	551	541	418	410	331
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NE	E	ENE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	E	SE	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	S	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross	cross-off	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	off	off	cross	cross-on
High Tide	3:12PM1.69m				3:31AM1.81m				3:58PM1.82m				4:14AM1.86m				4:40PM1.90m				4:54AM1.87m
Low Tide			9:16PM0.22m				9:42AM0.12m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.12m					11:02AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—
	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	17	16	17	20	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	20	21	19	18	19	19	19	19	20	20
Feels °C	18	19	17	16	15	16	19	18	18	19	19	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	20	18	17	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	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
kJ	220	193	193	219	497	574	639	660	683	711	711	692	692	598	586	527	548	604	637	551	541	418	410	331
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	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 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	118	82	112	102	82	55	52	33	32	31	18	17	17	8	17	7	7	7	2	2	2	8	8	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	—	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 12	—	SE 11	SSE 11	S 14	SSW 9	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	32	55	—	85	110	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	7	3	—	5	12	4	8	9	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	6	11	19	18	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Senoritas 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	Salmon Bay KZN North	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sunrise KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	83	26	0	0	0	0	75	83	83	26	26	0	0	0	54	347	48	0	0	0	0	0	51	76
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		2	2	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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