Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
SE
8
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
107
95
67
70
77
69
36
32
28
27
26
25
23
22
21
9
9
9
8
342
294
288
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
15
S
15
ENE
25
S
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
ESE
20
SSE
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23PM1.92m
5:32AM1.78m
5:47PM1.79m
5:57AM1.65m
6:11PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.03m
11:29PM0.13m
11:36AM0.14m
11:54PM0.24m
12:02PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
26
28
26
23
21
21
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
20
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
19
18
20
22
19
16
13
15
20
22
20
21
18
18
19
21
20
21
22
20
16
14
14
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