Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
28
57
154
209
444
526
492
459
330
318
233
159
153
104
103
104
104
100
58
57
57
34
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM1.36m
2:04AM1.49m
2:32PM1.44m
2:45AM1.56m
3:10PM1.52m
3:21AM1.62m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.55m
8:20AM0.45m
8:30PM0.47m
8:58AM0.37m
9:09PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
23
26
22
20
19
18
18
18
24
28
27
21
20
18
17
18
23
23
24
22
21
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
22
18
18
17
16
16
15
20
21
21
17
17
15
15
16
21
19
23
20
19
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
S
18
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
40
27
18
154
36
444
526
492
459
330
318
233
152
139
113
97
77
61
63
88
137
144
144
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
S
17
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
18
7
57
17
209
20
14
34
15
8
159
153
104
103
104
104
100
58
57
57
34
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
Energy kJ
15
28
8
7
16
16
15
10
4
10
9
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
E
7
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
8
34
43
49
47
35
26
35
39
101
139
253
263
208
102
197
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
133
83
83
299
41
41
41
26
83
484
388
179
67
41
0
0
0
83
41
23
23
0
23
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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