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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
1247 | 3167 | 3371 | 1321 | 1277 | 1164 | 2507 | 2437 | 2291 | 1902 | 1535 | 1233 | 1080 | 814 | 687 | 501 | 426 | 345 | 281 | 214 | 135 | 102 | 75 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.38m | 7:35PM1.29m | 7:50AM1.26m | 9:07PM1.24m | 9:36AM1.20m | 10:57PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.60m | 1:15PM0.57m | 1:42AM0.72m | 2:25PM0.67m | 3:22AM0.79m | 4:06PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 25 |
21 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 867 | 1130 | 1372 | 1321 | 1277 | 1164 | 2507 | 2437 | 2291 | 1902 | 1535 | 1233 | 1080 | 814 | 687 | 501 | 426 | 345 | 281 | 214 | 103 | 87 | 109 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 96 | 96 | 360 | 550 | 679 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 60 | 135 | 102 | 75 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 77 | 210 | 76 | 63 | 56 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 39 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1247 | 3167 | 3371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 46 | 132 | 204 | 6 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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