Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SAST
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Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)777121211111010101010957887777151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1631511511511841661541351041046968830355603501352233319239279264264
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
2.03
5:44PM
1.84
6:03AM
1.88
6:17PM
1.69
6:38AM
1.67
6:55PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
-0.06
11:40AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.06
12:13PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.24
12:50PM
0.37
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------11-----356794532
Temp. °C222222222425252423232324252424232322222222222323
Feels °C (?)222223232424262726262627232122212220232223242727
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