Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
224
164
161
126
123
119
90
88
63
62
63
43
42
42
21
20
20
20
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:21PM1.64m
2:35AM1.68m
2:57PM1.84m
3:10AM1.81m
3:30PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.33m
8:42AM0.19m
9:05PM0.17m
9:14AM0.05m
9:37PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
23
18
17
17
16
17
24
27
26
20
18
17
17
18
26
27
25
23
21
Feels °C
18
13
12
12
11
12
20
21
20
15
13
13
15
16
23
23
21
20
20
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