Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
45
71
45
69
40
38
38
38
38
37
18
18
17
18
27
57
154
209
444
526
492
459
417
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM1.39m
12:55PM1.28m
1:17AM1.43m
1:49PM1.36m
2:04AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.65m
6:43AM0.62m
6:52PM0.61m
7:37AM0.54m
7:46PM0.55m
8:20AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
21
21
20
23
23
21
20
20
19
19
19
22
23
22
20
19
18
17
17
23
27
Feels °C
20
20
19
21
21
19
23
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
20
19
18
18
17
15
15
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
S
18
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
Energy kJ
39
39
30
21
41
41
40
40
40
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
154
24
444
526
492
459
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
S
17
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
7
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
7
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
71
40
41
41
13
40
38
38
38
38
5
6
7
4
18
7
57
17
209
18
47
8
34
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
E
3
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
45
71
45
69
8
4
4
2
4
37
18
18
17
4
27
8
7
17
16
4
16
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
Energy kJ
32
51
45
36
1
8
16
14
12
4
17
28
43
34
25
21
18
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
76
23
23
0
0
23
26
766
83
26
26
26
23
23
75
347
83
83
41
41
23
26
83
484
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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