Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.3°C

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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	115	88	90	94	98	107	107	105	98	89	99	104	148	74	69	103	99	96	92	89	86
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	N	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			10:20PM1.19m					11:34AM1.36m				00:06AM1.28m				12:43PM1.52m				1:05AM1.42m
Low Tide	3:58PM0.77m				4:39AM0.67m					6:02PM0.68m				6:11AM0.56m				7:03PM0.52m


	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:16
mm	—	3	3	1	2	1	—	—	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	23	25	24	24	23	24	25	25	23	21	21	20	22	24	22	22	23	24	23	23	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	115	88	90	94	40	72	67	65	60	66	48	47	94	68	55	68	68	64	39	37	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	ENE 6	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	20	15	14	16	98	107	107	105	98	25	24	24	46	30	30	33	32	31	92	89	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SE 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	4	8	11	10	12	10	8	17	28	6	6	23	13	74	69	103	99	96	25	25	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 5	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	NE 5	ENE 4	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	10	24	—	42	—	—	—	6	39	89	99	104	148	190	—	—	—	—	—	64	82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Haardebaai Overberg	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	83	75	0	75	75	40	40	699	41	83	484	41	41	23	75	1325	0	0	26	26	83
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)		Salt Rock			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)		Blythedale	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2		2			2	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4

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