Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • 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 (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
1.5
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
229
250
240
220
220
193
176
508
562
591
572
612
611
563
563
506
491
502
512
455
455
490
490
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
E
25
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
3:12PM1.69m
3:31AM1.81m
3:58PM1.82m
4:14AM1.86m
4:40PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.23m
9:16PM0.22m
9:42AM0.12m
10:02PM0.14m
10:23AM0.04m
10:45PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
20
21
20
18
18
17
16
17
20
22
20
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
18
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
19
18
17
16
18
18
16
16
19
21
21
18
18
18
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