Zinkwazi Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.23° S 31.49° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (21 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (21 May)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Thu 21					Friday 22								Saturday 23								Sun 24
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 16	ESE 9	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 14	S 5	S 5	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	101	79	80	63	61	59	81	78	77	77	71	89	61	61	59	57	52	51	40	42	69	55	53	33
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NE	ESE	E	W	WNW	W	WSW	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				7:11PM1.55m				7:27AM1.42m					8:20PM1.44m				8:39AM1.29m				9:48PM1.39m
Low Tide		12:46PM0.34m				1:19AM0.52m				1:43PM0.47m					2:32AM0.65m				2:56PM0.57m				4:08AM0.71m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	1	—
Temp °C	22	24	22	19	18	17	17	17	23	26	24	21	20	19	19	19	21	22	22	22	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	21	20	18	16	16	15	15	15	21	23	26	21	19	18	17	17	19	20	20	21	19	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 5	E 5	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	101	75	57	52	36	29	107	71	71	74	73	111	114	96	76	46	146	110	108	74	49	45	34	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	75	79	80	61	61	59	81	78	77	77	71	89	61	61	59	57	52	51	33	31	71	71	70	70
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 16	ESE 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
kJ	35	66	76	63	27	27	18	54	75	71	71	49	48	31	46	46	44	42	40	36	59	55	53	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SW 2	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	—	3	16	31	56	5	29	22	117	107	153	192	251	1	3	15	17	22	29	42	69	67	55	58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	634	766	299	273	41	41	23	83	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	76	130	23	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)				Sodwana	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Mapelane	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2				3	3	3	3			3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Itaúna Brazil	Itaúna Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Black Rock Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Black Rock Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5

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