Zinkwazi Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Zinkwazi

Issued: 1 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
327
273
211
422
515
515
558
505
496
496
450
433
424
394
360
353
346
281
281
275
288
200
179
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM1.48m
7:30PM1.47m
7:38AM1.40m
8:27PM1.43m
8:42AM1.33m
9:37PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.52m
1:08PM0.43m
1:36AM0.59m
1:58PM0.50m
2:40AM0.64m
2:59PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
19
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
20
24
24
21
20
Feels °C
15
14
16
18
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
19
18
17
18
15
15
13
13
18
20
21
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.3
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
320
327
273
211
422
515
515
558
505
496
496
450
433
424
394
360
353
346
281
281
275
288
200
179
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
190
186
183
204
220
223
223
171
127
117
85
85
64
42
40
82
26
51
32
31
27
15
45
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NE
6
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
87
87
90
70
6
6
5
5
5
4
1
9
1
21
37
38
21
5
4
16
15
4
12
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
10
14
11
8
10
11
15
50
97
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Kei Mouth
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Siyayi
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
Siyayi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Battery Beach
Durban/KZN South
Blythedale
KZN North
Richards Bay South Pier
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
83
484
26
0
0
0
0
26
83
83
26
26
26
0
0
26
83
79
23
75
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
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