Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)999999987789998999212120191716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7979575756555450515151545640342524361423056109989691158
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
N
15
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.76
3:00AM
1.68
3:10PM
1.79
3:28AM
1.71
3:38PM
1.80
3:56AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.22
8:59AM
0.24
9:20PM
0.17
9:28AM
0.21
9:48PM
0.15
9:57AM
0.21
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise----4:48-------4:48-------4:48---
Sunset6:28-------6:29-------6:29-------
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-83---------------------
Temp. °C211819191820212222212019182021222221201919202122
Feels °C (?)181819191720202121212019182019212121201919212021
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