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

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Zinkwazi

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° 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.


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (08 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
281
281
263
258
218
214
175
164
149
119
119
119
116
116
92
82
82
62
59
58
94
88
88
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:42AM1.33m
9:37PM1.43m
10:02AM1.29m
10:52PM1.47m
11:24AM1.32m
00:02AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.55m
3:58AM0.65m
4:13PM0.56m
5:18AM0.59m
5:28PM0.52m
6:27AM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
18
21
20
17
15
15
16
19
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
20
20
17
17
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
286
281
281
263
258
218
214
175
164
149
119
119
119
116
116
92
82
82
62
59
20
94
88
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
S
14
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
26
25
23
13
11
12
9
22
16
16
15
14
21
21
15
15
16
15
16
17
58
10
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
4
2
19
4
4
4
4
16
1
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
42
69
64
88
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
SSW
3
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.6
SE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
8
7
5
22
6
34
40
25
16
13
41
23
3
16
29
32
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
83
23
0
0
75
26
0
48
366
76
0
0
0
0
0
26
83
83
75
273
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
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