Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
S
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)1514861313151514141413131312121212121212161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716495269893112109656661585778771081069996981061323761509
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
20
SSW
10
SE
5
E
5
W
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NE
15
ENE
50
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
20
SW
10
SW
15
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SW
15
SE
30
S
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
1.35
2:10AM
1.44
2:27PM
1.54
2:51AM
1.66
3:04PM
1.70
3:25AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.55
8:18AM
0.49
8:37PM
0.35
8:58AM
0.31
9:10PM
0.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:45-------5:45
Sunset--6:29-------6:28-------6:27-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
12111-------------2210421
Temp. °C232323232323222431333431302825252726252524232120
Feels °C (?)212326272724212332342931292926272926262827221616
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