Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.1° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	2	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 14	SE 12	SSW 13	SE 12	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	200	167	167	137	144	134	431	112	457	1483	1894	2011	1448	1520	1062	912	710	488	516	485	528	495	475
Wind (km/h)	N	W	SSW	S	S	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	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	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			10:12AM1.14m					11:14PM1.22m				12:20PM1.14m				00:57AM1.26m				1:42PM1.24m
Low Tide					4:21PM0.76m					5:52AM0.76m				6:20PM0.76m				7:24AM0.67m				7:40PM0.67m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	15	16	17	18	17	16
Feels °C	15	16	17	19	20	20	18	14	11	11	9	10	11	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	SE 12	SE 11	S 8	SE 11	SE 11	S 20	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	200	167	167	137	134	134	219	108	103	779	76	59	123	1184	830	626	542	488	516	485	528	495	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 12	S 12	ENE 7	SE 11	SSW 22	SSW 20	SE 11	S 19	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	59	44	32	107	144	130	108	112	4	46	45	163	42	173	304	342	321	305	218	155	157	155	150
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 14	S 15	E 6	ENE 6	S 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 8	S 13	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 11	SE 10	S 20	S 19	E 9	—	E 9
kJ	89	61	106	21	13	11	8	8	1	52	—	—	2	2	2	2	19	17	30	65	6	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SW 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 13	SSW 5	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	106	82	4	10	15	15	431	87	457	1483	1894	2011	1448	1520	1062	912	710	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	41	0	75	75	0	23	40	273	699	486	485	485	485	81	48	23	0	0	0	774	76	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2							4	4	4	6	4		4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	6	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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