Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
S
14
0.7
SE
12
1.1
SSW
13
0.6
SE
12
2.1
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
167
167
137
144
134
431
112
457
1483
1894
2011
1448
1520
1062
912
710
488
516
485
528
495
475
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
W
25
SSW
25
S
10
S
15
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:12AM1.14m
11:14PM1.22m
12:20PM1.14m
00:57AM1.26m
1:42PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.76m
5:52AM0.76m
6:20PM0.76m
7:24AM0.67m
7:40PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
19
20
20
18
14
11
11
9
10
11
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
17
17
15
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