Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 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):

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 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	-	-
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 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 16			Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	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	S 14	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	318	275	258	214	214	218	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	137	125	98	98	277	309
Wind (km/h)	SE	WNW	W	NW	NNW	NW	SSE	SE	SSW	WSW	W	W	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:21PM1.93m				5:31AM1.83m				6:00PM1.91m				6:08AM1.76m				6:37PM1.83m
Low Tide				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	19	19	18	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	20	22	21	19	18
Feels °C	19	20	19	17	16	16	18	19	19	18	16	17	15	15	19	20	21	18	16
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	S 13	S 12
kJ	318	275	258	214	214	218	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	132	125	98	98	277	309
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	23	57	52	33	15	7	58	14	16	15	14	34	117	137	119	80	71	96	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 11	S 14	S 14	SSW 13	S 8	S 13	S 12	S 14	S 15	SSW 8	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 9
kJ	8	7	2	16	35	35	1	13	12	16	17	14	—	5	39	72	94	76	73
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi 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	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	108	0	0	0	0	0	26	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	83	23	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6

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