Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.8° C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	S 11	ESE 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	132	153	174	116	98	98	171	309	350	273	347	658	716	691	691	731	811	861	965	949	893	795	782	694
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	NW	E	E	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	ESE	ESE	E	WNW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross	cross
High Tide			6:08AM1.76m				6:37PM1.83m				6:43AM1.65m				7:14PM1.71m				7:19AM1.52m				7:52PM1.57m
Low Tide	00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:42AM0.30m				12:51PM0.21m				1:20AM0.42m				1:27PM0.35m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	20	21	20	20	18	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	16	19	19	20	20	17	17	15	15	20	19	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	19	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12
kJ	132	132	132	98	98	98	171	309	350	248	295	658	716	691	691	731	811	861	965	949	893	795	782	694
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 9
kJ	60	153	174	116	77	70	96	69	69	273	347	69	51	56	56	56	49	31	29	28	29	28	17	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 9	SE 15	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 15	ESE 9
kJ	15	—	5	39	72	94	55	75	109	69	71	90	59	110	71	69	21	15	15	8	8	17	38	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	83	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	83	83	0	0	0	0	23	23	76	83	26	26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane			Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Mapelane	Umdloti	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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