Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.7
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.8
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.4
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
412
322
1238
2065
2998
3404
3123
2437
1653
1231
1052
905
590
581
591
582
483
392
314
247
190
235
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
45
ENE
40
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM1.70m
3:25AM1.75m
3:44PM1.84m
3:51AM1.85m
4:10PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.26m
9:20PM0.28m
9:31AM0.13m
9:47PM0.17m
9:57AM0.04m
10:14PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
22
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
24
27
24
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
15
18
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
18
21
17
13
11
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