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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 25 Dec 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
24.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)9999999999999999997779710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2272422422222221881841841841881931931771771731431401663726261011820
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
NNE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscrosscross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassonononononcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
1.58
7:22AM
1.61
7:31PM
1.48
8:13AM
1.55
8:27PM
1.37
9:19AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
0.31
1:31PM
0.49
1:45AM
0.40
2:28PM
0.57
2:41AM
0.49
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Sunrise----4:52-------4:54-------4:54---
Sunset6:53-------6:53-------6:54-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------121-1---11211---
Temp. °C232323212122222222222222202122222221212020212223
Feels °C (?)232525222224222323222324222422212221222121212221
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