Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.7° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 16					Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 14	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	402	325	318	275	258	214	214	218	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	137	125	98	98	277	248
Wind (km/h)	S	ESE	SE	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	SSE	SE	S	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NE	E	SE	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	off
High Tide				5:21PM1.93m				5:31AM1.83m				6:00PM1.91m				6:08AM1.76m				6:37PM1.83m
Low Tide		11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	20	18	20	20	18	17	17	16	19	19	19	18	16	17	15	15	20	20	21	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12
kJ	402	325	318	275	258	214	214	218	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	132	125	98	98	277	248
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 4	SSW 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 7	S 6	SSW 13	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	6	4	23	57	52	33	15	7	58	14	16	15	14	33	117	137	88	78	71	96	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 11	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	S 8	S 13	S 12	S 14	S 15	SSW 9	ENE 4	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 9
kJ	2	6	8	7	2	16	35	35	1	13	12	16	17	15	1	21	39	72	94	76	111
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	76	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	135	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	81	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	6	6	6

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