Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	559	604	604	510	500	436	427	325	318	275	214	214	214	218	183	183	183	169	135	132	129	132	125	125
Wind (km/h)	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSE	ESE	SE	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	S	SSE	S	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:40PM1.90m				4:54AM1.87m					5:21PM1.93m				5:31AM1.83m				6:00PM1.91m				6:08AM1.76m
Low Tide			10:45PM0.12m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	19	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	21	24
Feels °C	21	18	18	18	17	17	20	19	20	19	19	17	17	16	19	19	20	18	17	16	16	15	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	559	604	604	510	500	436	427	325	318	275	214	214	214	218	183	183	183	169	135	132	129	132	125	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	SSW 4	S 9	S 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10
kJ	7	6	7	7	16	16	6	4	35	69	68	32	15	8	34	55	30	16	14	33	81	98	61	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	S 14	SSE 11	SSW 9	S 9	S 11	S 9	SSE 9	SE 11	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 15	S 15	SSW 8	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15
kJ	5	12	4	11	8	15	2	6	8	5	2	16	35	31	6	29	28	4	17	14	—	21	39	72
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	2	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	135	0	0	0	0	0	40	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	83
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	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	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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