Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.2
ESE
8
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
167
206
148
141
125
87
86
124
234
282
253
236
232
320
6
240
434
558
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
25
SW
25
SW
15
S
15
E
30
ENE
30
NNE
25
SW
25
WSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM1.92m
3:22AM1.87m
3:38PM2.02m
3:50AM1.93m
4:06PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.10m
9:25AM0.01m
9:46PM0.01m
9:52AM-0.05m
10:14PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:37
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5:51
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5:52
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3
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1
3
2
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
21
21
23
24
22
21
19
19
22
23
19
18
17
14
13
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