Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	923	1151	1080	830	587	587	578	578	505	505	407	440	400	355	361	367	319	319	244	240	240
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				7:52PM1.57m				7:58AM1.39m					8:34PM1.43m				8:48AM1.25m				9:34PM1.30m
Low Tide		1:27PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:07PM0.50m				2:49AM0.66m				2:58PM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	19	20	21	20	19	18	17	17	23	26	24	20	19
Feels °C	16	17	19	20	18	17	16	16	19	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	22	22	21	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6
kJ	923	1151	1080	830	587	587	578	578	505	505	407	440	400	355	361	367	319	319	244	240	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 9	E 9	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 12
kJ	28	29	17	17	97	99	28	16	16	6	52	86	130	129	115	161	213	203	189	130	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	E 8	E 9	—	S 13
kJ	8	17	8	16	17	16	16	28	26	14	6	6	5	6	6	7	5	6	6	—	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	E 3	E 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	54	105	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	5	7	14	15	18	18	15	8	58	112	164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	318	410	76	0	0	0	0	0	83	83	83	26	26	26	26	41	83	83	489	83	41
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Rating (10 max)			3	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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