Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
598
530
541
486
458
394
386
375
399
811
811
833
789
612
639
427
606
260
214
163
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:05PM2.01m
5:19AM1.84m
5:37PM1.88m
5:52AM1.71m
6:11PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:52AM-0.03m
11:14PM0.04m
11:24AM0.07m
11:47PM0.17m
11:58AM0.22m
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
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