Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.5
SSW
7
1.7
S
8
2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
35
63
109
159
236
339
459
507
386
212
146
130
86
73
72
181
337
439
689
966
1641
1877
2216
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
30
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
30
N
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:12AM1.71m
6:34PM1.74m
6:46AM1.55m
7:13PM1.56m
7:30AM1.36m
8:09PM1.35m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.19m
12:19PM0.19m
00:46AM0.33m
12:55PM0.36m
1:28AM0.51m
1:43PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
25
20
20
20
19
19
19
22
26
35
36
31
31
22
23
22
21
21
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
22
22
23
18
20
22
21
20
20
19
23
31
32
25
24
17
18
17
16
16
14
13
13
12
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