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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 979 | 830 | 775 | 659 | 522 | 499 | 413 | 336 | 326 | 248 | 187 | 181 | 136 | 134 | 97 | 89 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 65 | 67 | 49 | 65 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 1.36 | 6:49AM 1.33 | 7:18PM 1.20 | 7:39AM 1.17 | 9:39PM 1.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM 0.50 | 12:43AM 0.61 | 1:11PM 0.66 | 1:27AM 0.78 | 2:33PM 0.81 | 4:13AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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