Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.6
NE
6
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
S
21
0.6
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
527
443
1021
973
956
827
723
741
653
478
343
291
218
173
173
137
105
187
75
73
54
136
271
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:04PM1.69m
7:13AM1.53m
7:55PM1.59m
8:03AM1.41m
8:51PM1.50m
9:04AM1.30m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.42m
1:24PM0.33m
2:03AM0.54m
2:15PM0.44m
3:04AM0.63m
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
17
15
14
20
25
23
20
19
18
17
18
21
21
Feels °C
15
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
15
19
17
15
14
16
15
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
S
20
Energy kJ
144
378
318
1021
973
956
827
723
741
653
478
343
291
218
173
173
137
105
87
70
59
43
31
271
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
6
134
160
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
1
12
19
13
1
5
5
5
100
75
73
54
53
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
21
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
25
25
20
19
40
40
136
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
441
527
443
16
14
3
9
56
5
24
33
51
82
187
177
122
98
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
299
79
0
0
0
0
83
774
774
634
40
273
41
41
83
83
83
67
41
41
0
0
23
83
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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