Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.1°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	124	108	113	90	121	105	113	119	75	75	73	70	69	41	36	76	77	68	66	96	31	30	28	12
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:17AM1.85m				3:33PM2.01m				3:46AM1.89m				3:59PM2.01m				4:13AM1.89m				4:25PM1.96m
Low Tide				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m				9:46AM0.01m				10:07PM0.02m				10:14AM0.03m				10:33PM0.05m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	23	22	21	24	33	31	28	27	23	21	20	23	30	28	28	25	23
Feels °C	19	20	22	23	24	25	25	27	21	20	23	30	25	23	27	21	18	17	21	25	23	23	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	E 8
kJ	124	108	113	90	121	105	113	43	73	96	73	70	69	41	36	253	187	60	59	60	31	30	28	341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	S 5	S 14	S 13	ENE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	S 14	SE 8	SE 8	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	S 12
kJ	67	64	31	13	101	90	26	78	75	75	9	36	2	2	1	76	77	68	66	96	—	—	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 10	SE 8	—	—	S 8	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	24	30	28	27	27	55	53	54	36	16	9	2	—	—	1	—	26	16	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	E 3	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ENE 7
kJ	58	64	44	13	—	3	66	119	141	164	99	118	320	491	408	182	220	132	125	191	320	529	451	537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Surfers KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Umhlanga KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	3	3	4	3	2	1	2	2	4	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	76	49	0	76	83	81	23	0	83	67	83	590	817	67	26	219	83	79	83	415	556	485	83	41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand			Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga				Umhlanga	Umhlanga		Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay						Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	2	1	2				4	4		2	2						3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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