Zinkwazi Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.23° S 31.49° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (25 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (25 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	NE 6	SE 12	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	90	86	82	80	77	75	74	74	74	74	98	133	124	104	64	37	16	21	32	31	30	41	64	61
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	SW	WSW	WNW	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				11:43AM1.27m				00:22AM1.48m				12:47PM1.35m				1:11AM1.55m				1:34PM1.44m				1:51AM1.62m
Low Tide						5:46PM0.58m				6:44AM0.58m				6:46PM0.52m				7:29AM0.48m				7:32PM0.45m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	21	25	25	21	20	20	19	20	22	23	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	20	20	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	20	23	23	19	19	18	18	20	24	21	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 16	S 16	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	90	86	82	80	77	75	74	74	74	74	52	133	124	42	34	25	10	11	7	31	30	21	26	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 15	S 14	SE 12	E 6	ENE 6	E 5	S 4	S 4	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	26	26	26	26	27	26	9	11	12	13	8	52	35	104	64	37	17	11	5	6	1	29	27	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 16	S 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 19	S 18	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 11	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	3	3	3	3	5	5	16	16	16	62	98	44	43	34	22	16	16	21	32	11	9	11	21	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	E 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	SW 4	SW 4	—	E 5	E 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	7	19	29	27	26	23	13	25	85	59	—	21	24	—	5	5	41	64	61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	83	83	83	26	41	41	26	0	26	83	83	41	23	26	26	23	23	83	83	41	48	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6

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