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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | |
330 | 340 | 243 | 175 | 132 | 127 | 163 | 166 | 134 | 134 | 98 | 89 | 73 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 99 | 131 | 125 | 193 | 115 | 85 | 109 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.96m | 4:45PM1.84m | 5:04AM1.87m | 5:29PM1.77m | 5:46AM1.74m | 6:16PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.04m | 10:50PM0.10m | 11:15AM0.11m | 11:34PM0.21m | 11:58AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 330 | 340 | 243 | 175 | 132 | 127 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 68 | 68 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 193 | 78 | 81 | 78 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 163 | 166 | 134 | 134 | 98 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 107 | 104 | 99 | 131 | 125 | 82 | 64 | 85 | 55 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 106 | 8 | — | 59 | 25 | 26 | 48 | 45 | 73 | 107 | 55 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 64 | 115 | 81 | 109 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 2 | — | — | 64 | 45 | 73 | 9 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 26 | 0 |
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