Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
30
29
37
71
18
15
16
8
15
14
35
75
62
49
177
165
202
186
124
113
110
112
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34PM1.44m
1:51AM1.62m
2:13PM1.52m
2:26AM1.67m
2:47PM1.58m
2:58AM1.70m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.45m
8:05AM0.39m
8:10PM0.39m
8:38AM0.31m
8:45PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
23
23
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
23
22
21
21
19
20
23
19
17
17
18
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
31
30
29
12
19
22
17
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
177
165
202
186
124
50
49
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
17
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
10
3
3
11
27
16
16
15
16
8
15
14
35
75
62
49
13
13
13
8
8
113
110
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
20
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
32
11
9
5
10
19
18
8
9
8
8
3
5
5
11
31
6
3
30
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
19
5
9
8
37
71
2
15
69
75
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
Distance (km)
23
23
75
699
83
41
23
0
23
26
135
318
23
40
26
0
0
0
26
76
981
135
81
81
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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