Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	169	127	229	250	270	249	220	220	176	497	528	539	559	561	598	563	574	516	491	491	437	446	425	425
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		2:43AM1.72m				3:12PM1.69m				3:31AM1.81m				3:58PM1.82m				4:14AM1.86m				4:40PM1.90m
Low Tide				8:58AM0.23m				9:16PM0.22m				9:42AM0.12m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.12m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	18	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	17	20	22	21	20	18
Feels °C	16	16	15	17	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	18	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	19	20	22	22	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	60	84	229	250	270	249	220	220	176	497	528	539	559	561	598	563	574	516	491	491	437	446	425	425
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 9	E 8	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 11
kJ	73	99	125	160	84	118	85	112	75	105	56	33	33	31	17	17	17	17	17	17	7	7	6	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 13	—	S 11	S 10	—	SSE 10	S 10	—	S 10	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 9
kJ	169	127	38	203	57	32	32	—	110	106	—	10	31	—	17	9	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	N 2	—	—	ENE 4	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	292	—	—	—	1	—	—	39	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	75	83	83	26	0	0	0	0	75	83	83	41	23	0	0	0	75	83	41	0	26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	5

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