Zinkwazi Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Zinkwazi

Issued: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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)
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
ESE
9
1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
214
175
164
121
119
119
119
116
116
116
113
90
82
59
58
65
65
87
61
61
28
55
25
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
25
NE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM1.29m
10:52PM1.47m
11:24AM1.32m
00:02AM1.56m
12:35PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.65m
4:13PM0.56m
5:18AM0.59m
5:28PM0.52m
6:27AM0.48m
6:35PM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
24
28
27
23
20
Feels °C
15
16
16
17
19
19
21
17
17
18
18
20
19
19
18
16
15
15
14
22
27
24
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
218
214
175
164
121
119
119
119
116
116
116
113
90
82
59
58
65
65
68
61
61
140
118
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
7
0.6
S
5
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
12
4
16
16
16
25
25
20
15
21
15
10
9
9
17
6
10
8
87
51
18
28
55
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
4
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
16
16
40
38
62
9
11
50
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
35
25
33
3
11
6
24
28
33
38
59
170
240
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
76
41
0
76
366
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
83
26
273
41
23
0
41
0
41
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
6
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