Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
17
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1731
1475
1159
1336
1006
846
798
631
511
428
403
343
334
315
280
270
256
244
57
92
223
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
35
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
W
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM1.29m
7:18AM1.15m
7:44PM1.11m
11:45AM1.02m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.63m
1:20AM0.72m
1:30PM0.81m
2:59AM0.88m
6:07PM0.91m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
5
6
10
5
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
23
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
17
18
20
19
20
19
20
21
22
20
20
19
23
23
23
23
22
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