Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
1.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
16
32
31
30
29
29
60
18
15
9
8
8
6
35
75
62
69
179
235
200
186
122
112
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34PM1.44m
1:51AM1.62m
2:13PM1.52m
2:26AM1.67m
2:47PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.48m
7:32PM0.45m
8:05AM0.39m
8:10PM0.39m
8:38AM0.31m
8:45PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
20
23
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
21
19
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
17
11
6
31
30
29
9
18
21
17
18
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
179
235
200
186
122
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
16
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
16
6
10
3
3
11
27
16
16
15
8
8
7
6
35
75
62
47
13
13
13
14
15
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.3
E
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
20
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
20
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
22
16
32
5
9
1
10
19
18
9
9
8
8
3
5
13
5
69
6
6
3
30
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
2
14
19
8
8
29
60
1
1
1
4
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
Distance (km)
23
23
75
699
83
41
23
0
23
26
135
318
23
40
26
0
0
0
26
76
981
135
81
81
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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