Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313121212121212121212101010101010109988816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83514847474625464777751064002641791791831481269566585353
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
15
ESE
25
W
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.52
7:57PM
1.31
8:44AM
1.30
9:44PM
1.13
11:41AM
1.19
1:03AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.56
2:13AM
0.61
3:18PM
0.75
4:18AM
0.79
6:29PM
0.75
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset----6:31-------6:30-------6:30---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-----21---------------
Temp. °C232326302825242323242526262523232223262626252322
Feels °C (?)202128293025222022232325252624242425262424242424
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