Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 28 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
1.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
2.3
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)146141313131212121211181216151588888141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65826258577877108104999467108133302367623736609784597338203148
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
SW
0
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
S
25
S
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.54
2:51AM
1.66
3:04PM
1.70
3:25AM
1.84
3:36PM
1.83
3:56AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.49
8:37PM
0.35
8:58AM
0.31
9:10PM
0.17
9:31AM
0.17
9:41PM
0.04
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:45-------5:46
Sunset--6:28-------6:27-------6:25-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------13231-1-11---
Temp. °C312929303028242527262624242221192020222121202020
Feels °C (?)312728283029262929282723252016141314171719181820
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