Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
183
169
169
135
132
156
174
116
104
98
277
309
365
265
347
625
593
681
681
569
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:00PM1.91m
6:08AM1.76m
6:37PM1.83m
6:43AM1.65m
7:14PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.03m
00:05AM0.20m
12:15PM0.10m
00:42AM0.30m
12:51PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
20
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
15
19
20
22
20
17
15
15
16
20
19
21
20
19
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