Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.3
S
1.1
SE
2.4
SSW
2
S
1
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)991211111213131313131313121918141417131681515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2443155325225466047728418417846046045855671144225763959529454372886464428984
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglassglassoffoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.83
5:08AM
1.87
5:20PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.76
5:44PM
1.64
5:55AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.09
11:15AM
0.13
11:23PM
0.19
11:40AM
0.23
11:48PM
0.31
12:05PM
0.36
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------131--1-1
Temp. °C252423232223252525242321212323232221192020212121
Feels °C (?)272626262425262625242123232118181918151616161620
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