Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
777
719
680
1071
1079
881
967
1181
1546
1623
1582
1753
1753
1527
1298
1189
1015
868
745
663
553
509
456
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10AM1.83m
5:32PM1.88m
5:38AM1.81m
6:01PM1.87m
6:08AM1.75m
6:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.18m
11:17AM0.05m
11:36PM0.18m
11:46AM0.08m
00:07AM0.21m
12:16PM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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Temp °C
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
16
17
16
17
16
16
18
19
20
20
18
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