Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
6
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
634
553
1056
1645
1182
890
848
955
909
828
686
785
779
454
783
1017
1667
1131
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM1.62m
3:45AM1.70m
4:08PM1.72m
4:14AM1.78m
4:36PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.33m
9:55AM0.20m
10:07PM0.26m
10:22AM0.12m
10:37PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
14
14
16
16
16
18
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
11
9
13
12
11
13
12
12
12
8
11
13
12
10
10
11
10
10
9
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