Zinkwazi Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Zinkwazi

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.7° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
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)
1.1
S
9
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
422
515
515
558
505
505
496
450
441
433
401
394
340
360
353
286
281
263
301
245
214
175
168
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:30PM1.47m
7:38AM1.40m
8:27PM1.43m
8:42AM1.33m
9:37PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.43m
1:36AM0.59m
1:58PM0.50m
2:40AM0.64m
2:59PM0.55m
3:58AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:41
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—
—
—
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6:43
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—
—
—
—
—
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6:43
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5:01
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5:01
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5:01
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5:01
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
19
22
22
20
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
19
17
17
16
16
20
17
18
18
15
15
14
13
17
19
20
19
14
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
211
422
515
515
558
505
505
496
450
441
433
401
394
340
360
353
286
281
263
301
245
214
175
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
204
220
223
223
171
161
120
85
83
87
57
57
78
48
47
29
26
25
14
12
4
4
4
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
NE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NE
6
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
15
—
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
70
6
6
5
5
6
4
4
9
1
21
21
2
2
4
4
4
8
19
4
54
4
—
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
—
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
5
7
9
8
7
—
18
42
25
16
45
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Blythedale
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Siyayi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Tongaat
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Siyayi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Richards Bay (Inside)
KZN North
Bog Bay
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
The Spot
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
23
76
83
26
0
0
0
0
55
83
83
26
26
26
0
0
26
76
51
0
76
135
81
81
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Cape Vidal
Alkantstrand
Umhlanga
St Lucia
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay
Siyayi
Richards Bay (Outside)
Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Overberg
Gerickes Point
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Yellow sands Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Yellow sands Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Dungeons
Cape Town
Dungeons
Cape Town
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Vleesbaai
Overberg
Dungeons
Cape Town
Jacobs Bay
West Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
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7
5
5
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9
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8
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