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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 255 | 389 | 501 | 567 | 682 | 623 | 1510 | 2139 | 1324 | 407 | 1009 | 831 | 1317 | 1289 | 964 | 1079 | 706 | 585 | 485 | 390 | 277 | 212 | 209 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 1.60 | 6:59PM 1.48 | 7:20AM 1.39 | 8:11PM 1.31 | 8:48AM 1.21 | 10:29PM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 0.38 | 1:08AM 0.53 | 1:39PM 0.57 | 2:27AM 0.72 | 3:18PM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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