Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	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 12
Wave Graph
kJ	183	183	169	169	135	132	156	174	116	104	98	277	309	365	265	347	625	593	681	681	569
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	W	W	W	NW	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSE	SE	SSE	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off
High Tide				6:00PM1.91m				6:08AM1.76m				6:37PM1.83m				6:43AM1.65m				7:14PM1.71m
Low Tide		11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:42AM0.30m				12:51PM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	20	22	21	20	18	17	17	17	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	19	18	19	19	18	17	17	15	19	20	22	20	17	15	15	16	20	19	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	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 12
kJ	183	183	169	169	135	132	132	132	98	98	98	277	309	365	246	295	625	593	681	681	569
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 13	S 9	S 9	SSW 8	S 14	S 13	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	S 11
kJ	58	13	25	24	14	60	156	174	116	104	68	96	69	69	265	347	69	51	56	56	143
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSW 12	S 12	S 14	S 15	SSW 9	—	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 13	SSW 10	SE 15	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	1	50	12	16	17	15	—	5	39	72	94	168	73	109	69	71	92	59	21	71	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	—	—	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	14	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	23	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	83	41	0	0	0	0	0	23	76	81	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Zinkwazi	Mtunzini	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth 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	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7

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