Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
15
1.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
96
94
94
92
109
140
136
113
657
474
666
542
533
247
206
321
592
1051
659
521
340
255
184
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:03AM1.46m
7:25PM1.45m
7:33AM1.29m
8:00PM1.27m
8:20AM1.13m
9:25PM1.12m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.45m
1:10PM0.47m
1:36AM0.60m
1:43PM0.64m
2:22AM0.75m
2:39PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
23
22
21
20
21
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
21
11
13
13
14
17
19
21
19
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
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