Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.2
S
19
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
425
442
404
396
315
250
296
216
181
157
154
139
136
110
113
27
100
100
105
123
94
93
92
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM1.65m
7:07PM1.72m
7:18AM1.53m
7:49PM1.59m
8:05AM1.37m
8:48PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.28m
12:49PM0.23m
1:19AM0.38m
1:27PM0.35m
2:06AM0.51m
2:17PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
19
22
22
21
20
19
20
20
27
27
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
19
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
20
22
20
19
16
16
16
23
22
17
18
18
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