Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1898
1626
1407
1210
1158
987
861
723
726
888
905
734
630
518
493
413
339
330
172
75
96
125
157
114
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:36AM1.51m
1:18PM1.40m
1:47AM1.61m
2:20PM1.54m
2:43AM1.72m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.55m
7:03AM0.50m
7:20PM0.46m
8:06AM0.36m
8:23PM0.33m
8:58AM0.23m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
17
17
15
15
18
18
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