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Zinkwazi Surf Forecast
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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 433 | 357 | 287 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 136 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 233 | 271 | 90 | 85 | 130 | 109 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:51PM 1.94 | 4:15AM 1.85 | 4:32PM 1.89 | 4:57AM 1.83 | 5:13PM 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 0.07 | 10:03PM 0.03 | 10:19AM 0.08 | 10:43PM 0.06 | 11:02AM 0.15 | 11:24PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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