Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
18
1.1
S
12
1.9
S
6
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
135
152
327
0
594
779
1528
1372
1041
692
826
702
898
913
742
593
769
607
959
1017
1705
1619
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM1.62m
3:45AM1.70m
4:08PM1.72m
4:14AM1.78m
4:36PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.30m
9:37PM0.33m
9:55AM0.20m
10:07PM0.26m
10:22AM0.12m
10:37PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
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5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
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2
4
5
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
11
10
9
12
11
9
8
8
10
8
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