Zinkwazi Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.23° S 31.49° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (23 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (23 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 23							Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	59	56	52	51	67	33	31	55	53	50	73	72	81	66	88	91	90	86	82	80	77	75	75	74
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SE	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			8:39AM1.29m				9:48PM1.39m				10:14AM1.23m					11:15PM1.41m				11:43AM1.27m				00:22AM1.48m
Low Tide					2:56PM0.57m				4:08AM0.71m				4:26PM0.61m					5:40AM0.67m				5:46PM0.58m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	19	22	23	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	20	20	21	20	21	20	20	19	22	21	22	23	21	22	20	19	21	20	19	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5
kJ	42	146	112	110	108	23	17	16	71	48	48	48	81	66	88	91	90	86	82	80	77	75	75	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 10
kJ	59	56	52	51	50	74	73	71	11	11	73	72	71	47	45	42	39	26	26	3	26	16	8	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 4	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 4	S 4	S 13	SE 4	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 9
kJ	46	6	44	42	67	33	31	55	53	50	7	3	3	2	14	4	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SW 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	S 5	S 4	—	SSW 5	S 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5
kJ	1	26	16	23	22	—	28	26	—	8	12	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	15	28	32	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Surfers KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	76	76	162	23	0	0	0	0	49	76	699	0	0	0	0	0	83	699	699	504	83	41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Bog Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		2	1	1	1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	8	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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