Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.3° 

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
6
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
141
125
87
58
124
234
219
253
236
236
249
674
219
625
809
1089
558
691
987
614
612
702
664
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
E
35
ENE
30
NNE
5
NNE
20
SW
10
NNE
10
ENE
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
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
High Tide
3:22AM1.87m
3:38PM2.02m
3:50AM1.93m
4:06PM2.08m
4:18AM1.95m
4:35PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.01m
9:46PM0.01m
9:52AM-0.05m
10:14PM-0.04m
10:21AM-0.07m
10:44PM-0.03m
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light rain
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5
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Temp °C
21
22
22
22
23
24
22
22
21
21
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
23
21
21
22
24
21
19
24
20
22
25
19
17
16
13
14
13
11
10
11
13
14
16
15
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