Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
330
318
233
159
153
148
103
103
104
98
58
57
57
34
31
66
98
154
185
173
199
338
187
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32PM1.44m
2:45AM1.56m
3:10PM1.52m
3:21AM1.62m
3:45PM1.59m
3:54AM1.67m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.45m
8:30PM0.47m
8:58AM0.37m
9:09PM0.40m
9:32AM0.30m
9:44PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
29
27
21
20
18
17
17
24
25
24
22
21
19
18
18
22
21
22
21
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
21
21
17
16
15
14
14
20
22
22
21
18
16
15
15
19
15
19
17
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
459
330
318
233
152
118
117
100
79
62
63
69
89
110
113
113
92
90
71
74
63
61
183
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
16
16
159
153
148
103
103
104
98
58
57
57
34
31
66
98
154
185
127
119
64
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
16
Energy kJ
4
11
10
9
31
8
13
9
9
33
75
249
186
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.2
S
10
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
17
34
89
165
247
248
215
7
27
101
173
199
338
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
Distance (km)
83
273
299
168
79
41
0
0
26
75
79
23
0
0
23
0
75
76
76
273
366
76
76
81
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
6
9
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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