Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
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
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
711
678
615
615
527
527
527
559
604
604
510
464
410
325
325
302
275
258
214
214
210
183
183
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
S
20
S
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:58PM1.82m
4:14AM1.86m
4:40PM1.90m
4:54AM1.87m
5:21PM1.93m
5:31AM1.83m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.14m
10:23AM0.04m
10:45PM0.12m
11:02AM0.01m
11:26PM0.14m
11:39AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
16
18
19
Feels °C
18
19
17
17
17
16
19
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
19
18
20
19
20
17
17
16
17
18
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