Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.6° C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	350	273	347	658	716	704	704	744	847	861	1030	1064	1000	893	878	734	706	578	505	505	440	440	433	337
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	S	ESE	E	NW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	NE	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			6:43AM1.65m				7:14PM1.71m				7:19AM1.52m				7:52PM1.57m				7:58AM1.39m					8:34PM1.43m
Low Tide	00:42AM0.30m				12:51PM0.21m				1:20AM0.42m				1:27PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:07PM0.50m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	17	16	17	20	20	21	20	19	17	15	14	16	18	19	19	18	16	15	15	19	19	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	350	250	295	658	716	704	704	744	847	861	1030	1064	1000	893	878	734	706	578	505	505	440	440	433	337
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 9	E 9	S 17	S 17	ENE 5
kJ	69	273	347	50	51	56	56	56	49	31	31	28	29	17	17	17	40	16	27	16	14	52	86	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	SSW 12	S 16	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	SSW 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	E 8	S 16
kJ	109	69	71	90	4	71	71	69	21	15	5	8	8	17	16	19	16	16	16	29	14	6	6	130
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	ENE 3	E 4	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	9	19	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	76	83	0	0	0	0	76	76	81	76	0	0	0	0	0	26	83	83	41	41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mapelane	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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