Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1714
1115
1101
923
706
585
485
465
277
212
209
145
103
100
66
39
40
46
47
454
471
408
408
383
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
35
E
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
High Tide
8:11PM1.31m
8:48AM1.21m
10:29PM1.25m
11:18AM1.18m
00:20AM1.37m
12:45PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.72m
3:18PM0.70m
5:00AM0.78m
5:35PM0.67m
6:44AM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
22
22
22
20
20
18
17
18
24
25
24
21
20
19
19
21
25
26
19
21
20
18
18
18
19
17
16
16
17
16
15
17
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
21
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1714
1115
1101
923
706
585
485
465
277
212
212
219
200
230
228
39
40
279
372
454
471
408
408
383
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
22
33
81
83
89
92
107
107
212
209
145
103
100
66
4
16
46
47
47
26
26
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
33
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
1.4
E
8
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
7
2.1
ENE
6
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
6
246
14
10
35
4
39
35
270
263
331
33
61
535
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
81
1286
83
23
26
0
0
0
774
75
792
75
75
76
41
41
83
83
640
83
41
0
0
26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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