Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
600
253
143
127
151
147
211
197
167
163
37
40
37
28
77
116
163
275
267
196
389
1107
1649
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
35
S
25
SSE
30
S
20
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:18PM1.65m
4:26AM1.71m
4:50PM1.68m
4:57AM1.72m
5:22PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.24m
10:17PM0.31m
10:37AM0.20m
10:50PM0.30m
11:08AM0.18m
11:23PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
16
23
27
26
24
22
19
19
19
21
21
18
20
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
21
23
23
20
19
18
20
17
16
18
13
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.4
S
11
0.5
ESE
8
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
S
14
1.6
S
7
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
12
Energy kJ
378
329
253
143
73
151
147
211
197
167
163
37
40
173
162
146
137
119
102
82
196
275
1107
1649
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
E
8
0.7
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
45
56
78
79
127
56
30
76
78
65
60
14
36
37
17
77
116
163
275
267
66
161
38
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
70
68
39
64
62
59
78
17
16
36
36
13
14
28
17
44
44
163
36
39
51
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.8
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
6
1.9
S
7
Energy kJ
619
600
7
6
7
7
153
127
252
230
134
220
109
1
30
112
389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
76
55
0
75
75
0
26
26
26
26
83
366
83
67
23
0
0
0
75
83
584
23
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
6
8
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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