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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 308 | 580 | 615 | 541 | 506 | 478 | 411 | 513 | 606 | 395 | 298 | 225 | 215 | 162 | 114 | 178 | 173 | 165 | 166 | 494 | 3662 | 4284 | 4467 | 2278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53PM 1.32 | 8:37AM 1.17 | 10:14PM 1.14 | 12:15PM 1.17 | 12:58AM 1.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:33PM 0.57 | 2:16AM 0.70 | 3:04PM 0.79 | 5:11AM 0.80 | 6:41PM 0.77 | 7:17AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Still cross-shore at Zinkwazi (light winds from the SSE at Durban Shaka Airport 56 km from Zinkwazi). 1.2m 7s swell from the S with a 1.0m 17s long period groundswell, also from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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