Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
ENE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
88
88
61
69
47
55
25
42
43
42
41
41
43
66
111
111
204
413
1342
711
418
823
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NNE
10
E
5
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:02AM1.56m
12:35PM1.40m
1:03AM1.66m
1:33PM1.52m
1:56AM1.76m
2:25PM1.63m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.48m
6:35PM0.44m
7:24AM0.36m
7:33PM0.33m
8:15AM0.25m
8:26PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
1
1
—
1
—
Temp °C
17
16
16
23
27
27
21
20
18
17
17
24
24
22
22
20
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
21
23
23
18
17
15
14
14
22
22
21
19
17
16
15
12
13
14
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
11
1
S
5
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
15
Energy kJ
84
84
88
88
61
44
123
96
100
108
29
42
41
41
43
66
56
111
138
275
900
711
418
823
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
S
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
38
62
87
51
50
48
47
55
25
23
43
15
15
5
4
9
111
4
37
272
146
112
106
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
S
6
—
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
5
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.5
S
15
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
3
4
4
9
1
—
25
25
4
42
24
22
9
9
9
2
8
16
4
149
2
2
106
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
SSW
2
0.7
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
12
—
—
—
Energy kJ
12
15
18
25
15
69
196
177
144
—
—
—
—
—
1
18
113
105
204
413
1342
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Salt Rock
KZN North
Salt Rock
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Thompsons Bay
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Salt Rock
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Thompsons Bay
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
St Lucia
KZN North
Sunrise
KZN North
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
The Spot
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Blythedale
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
41
41
26
42
83
83
41
0
42
0
0
0
133
48
76
81
81
135
81
81
76
23
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Richards Bay (Outside)
Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Thompsons Bay
Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
St Lucia
Tongaat
Cape Vidal
Kosi Bay
Alkantstrand
Blythedale
Cape Vidal
Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Dungeons
Cape Town
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Kromme Rivermouth
Eastern Cape (S)
J-Bay
Eastern Cape (S)
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Stompneus
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Kanon
Overberg
Kanon
Overberg
J-Bay
Eastern Cape (S)
Whacky Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Magna Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Koeel Bay
Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Easter Reef
Australia
Easter Reef
Australia
Easter Reef
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Restaurants
Fiji
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Haapiti
French Polynesia
Haapiti
French Polynesia
Maraa
French Polynesia
Club Med
French Polynesia
Club Med
French Polynesia
Pine Trees (Sunset)
French Polynesia
Club Med
French Polynesia
Club Med
French Polynesia
Club Med
French Polynesia
Club Med
French Polynesia
Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Bali Village
Indonesia
Gerickes Point
South Africa
Gerickes Point
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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