Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
3
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
16
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
S
8
1
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
659
617
511
1057
2054
211
340
399
513
302
321
883
855
734
636
647
573
358
297
236
180
173
137
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:16PM1.77m
6:28AM1.65m
7:04PM1.69m
7:13AM1.53m
7:55PM1.59m
8:03AM1.41m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.31m
12:39PM0.22m
1:10AM0.42m
1:24PM0.33m
2:03AM0.54m
clear
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
21
25
Feels °C
22
19
17
16
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
6
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
687
659
617
511
212
109
209
150
144
371
302
304
883
855
734
636
647
573
358
297
236
180
173
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
13
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
1
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
34
163
12
12
5
134
162
321
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
15
13
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
S
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
106
1
174
124
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
S
4
1.8
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
16
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
37
4
13
1057
2054
211
340
399
513
8
18
16
35
49
5
24
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
23
23
76
76
81
81
485
485
135
79
23
0
0
0
40
792
792
634
299
41
41
41
41
83
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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