Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)99999999998878899988982121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1581061068179795757565552505151515439573420252279216
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NE
25
E
35
ENE
25
E
15
NW
15
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.76
3:00AM
1.68
3:10PM
1.79
3:28AM
1.71
3:38PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.29
8:53PM
0.22
8:59AM
0.24
9:20PM
0.17
9:28AM
0.21
9:48PM
0.15
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise4:50-------4:48-------4:48-------
Sunset----6:28-------6:29-------6:29---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----283-----1-----------
Temp. °C171922212118191918202121212120191920212222212019
Feels °C (?)151618161818191917202020202221202020202122212019
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