Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (22 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
20
0.6
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
268
444
549
538
642
613
587
443
325
243
240
172
165
153
138
82
176
173
165
52
46
44
64
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:04AM1.30m
9:56PM1.42m
10:20AM1.24m
11:09PM1.38m
11:44AM1.23m
00:19AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.55m
4:16AM0.68m
4:25PM0.63m
5:34AM0.68m
5:44PM0.65m
6:43AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
23
24
22
22
21
21
19
19
20
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
19
18
16
16
22
21
20
21
19
19
16
16
16
19
18
20
19
19
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
53
268
444
549
538
642
613
587
443
325
243
240
172
165
34
34
36
40
41
91
52
37
27
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.1
SE
11
0.4
S
12
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
20
57
48
29
31
44
44
33
34
34
34
34
34
34
153
138
82
5
46
42
41
41
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
20
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
132
20
29
36
37
36
26
20
19
12
12
12
12
11
7
3
45
45
46
44
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.4
SW
3
1
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
64
62
116
3
53
176
173
165
101
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
83
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
41
0
0
0
0
75
273
649
318
76
23
23
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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