Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.5°C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	237	232	232	193	161	133	161	289	248	211	173	169	140	134	137	113	106	113	116	98	105	126	124
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NW	W	NNW	NE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					2:34PM1.86m				2:47AM1.77m				3:04PM1.96m				3:17AM1.85m				3:33PM2.01m
Low Tide			8:17AM0.21m				8:44PM0.18m				8:49AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	21	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	22
Feels °C	19	17	20	19	17	20	22	22	20	22	24	22	21	19	20	19	21	22	22	23	25	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	237	232	232	193	161	133	97	289	248	211	173	169	140	134	137	113	58	62	116	96	105	126	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	ESE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6	S 6	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	77	60	58	48	40	42	161	42	42	42	29	29	29	19	19	67	106	113	38	24	89	55	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 7	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 14	S 5	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	7	27	27	28	64	116	42	161	155	82	79	75	71	70	68	11	64	25	26	98	15	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	E 4	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	S 3	S 4	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	6	28	121	176	196	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	17	36	108	85	66	—	—	22	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Praia de Zavora Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	23	26	556	640	83	83	0	0	0	67	83	699	410	76	76	76	76	23	76	82	83	26	83
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)					Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga				Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	2					3	3	3	2				2	2	2	2	2	2			2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Leftovers South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7

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