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Zinkwazi Surf Forecast
/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /
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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 320 | 381 | 375 | 457 | 999 | 1126 | 862 | 584 | 433 | 357 | 287 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 172 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 95 | 124 | 287 | 161 | 170 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08PM 1.94 | 3:32AM 1.83 | 3:51PM 1.94 | 4:15AM 1.85 | 4:32PM 1.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 0.11 | 9:22PM 0.05 | 9:35AM 0.07 | 10:03PM 0.03 | 10:19AM 0.08 | 10:43PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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