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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 177 | 165 | 202 | 188 | 126 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 84 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.52m | 2:26AM1.67m | 2:47PM1.58m | 2:58AM1.70m | 3:19PM1.63m | 3:30AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.39m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:38AM0.31m | 8:45PM0.33m | 9:09AM0.26m | 9:18PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 177 | 165 | 202 | 188 | 75 | 64 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 66 | 84 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 126 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | S 17 | S 4 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 11 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | 9 | 33 | 53 | 125 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 1288 | 485 | 82 | 82 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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