Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.6
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.6
S
18
2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
326
326
279
231
184
133
108
106
94
132
249
317
291
607
593
546
417
402
224
727
1021
1652
2482
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM1.32m
2:24PM1.37m
2:30AM1.48m
2:52PM1.54m
2:58AM1.63m
3:18PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.58m
8:23PM0.56m
8:40AM0.41m
8:52PM0.41m
9:06AM0.26m
9:20PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
17
19
20
20
18
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
15
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
17
18
19
22
17
15
14
15
15
17
19
19
20
20
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