Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
23
0.9
S
22
1.4
S
20
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1662
1184
1037
922
723
635
573
318
245
199
197
151
149
144
141
504
755
1553
3773
4177
3440
2450
1742
1409
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
0
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52AM1.18m
10:29PM1.20m
12:10PM1.19m
00:54AM1.31m
1:35PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.70m
3:21PM0.75m
5:21AM0.76m
6:25PM0.72m
7:14AM0.59m
7:44PM0.52m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
18
17
17
19
17
18
17
18
17
17
16
15
17
15
15
13
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