Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
18
2.3
S
18
2.4
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2065
3274
3404
3123
2197
1653
1371
1052
905
683
581
683
582
483
402
324
243
190
187
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
45
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18PM1.70m
3:25AM1.75m
3:44PM1.84m
3:51AM1.85m
4:10PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.28m
9:31AM0.13m
9:47PM0.17m
9:57AM0.04m
10:14PM0.09m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
24
27
23
19
18
Feels °C
20
18
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
18
20
16
13
11
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