Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
1.4
SSW
16
2.2
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
978
480
1204
1844
1917
1489
1576
786
546
422
377
326
319
273
231
180
169
135
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM1.16m
1:47PM1.20m
1:56AM1.32m
2:24PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.87m
7:29AM0.74m
7:45PM0.72m
8:11AM0.58m
8:23PM0.56m
clear
part cloud
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>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
32
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
28
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
18
16
16
15
16
17
17
18
19
19
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