Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.9
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
42
41
42
41
41
41
91
98
182
652
1459
1488
1787
470
268
334
1072
1057
1048
747
507
426
347
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
N
10
ESE
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
30
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:03AM1.66m
1:33PM1.52m
1:56AM1.76m
2:25PM1.63m
2:46AM1.83m
3:12PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.36m
7:33PM0.33m
8:15AM0.25m
8:26PM0.23m
9:01AM0.16m
9:15PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
17
17
25
24
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
22
27
26
24
21
Feels °C
15
14
14
23
21
19
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
15
17
22
20
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
100
105
89
42
41
41
41
91
98
111
442
1459
1129
783
470
268
267
1072
1057
1048
747
507
426
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
13
Energy kJ
25
23
22
15
12
5
4
9
8
5
121
119
117
112
92
199
334
64
61
56
32
30
28
347
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
S
14
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
—
—
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
9
—
—
Energy kJ
4
42
41
22
9
9
9
2
2
22
96
2
2
2
146
88
65
—
—
18
13
32
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
SSW
2
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
159
—
—
—
—
—
1
17
67
182
652
671
1488
1787
—
—
—
—
—
12
15
40
156
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Thompsons Bay
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Quissico
Inhambane
Alkantstrand
KZN North
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Lwandile
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Mpande Bay
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Dairy Beach (New Pier)
Durban/KZN South
Blythedale
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Zinkwazi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Siyayi
KZN North
Reunion
Durban/KZN South
Kei Mouth
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Hole-in-the-Wall
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
St Mikes
Durban/KZN South
Umhlanga
KZN North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
3
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
4
Distance (km)
42
0
0
0
81
584
76
81
366
347
81
81
81
23
0
0
26
26
26
83
484
388
179
67
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Umhlanga
Umhlanga
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
St Lucia
Alkantstrand
Blythedale
Mapelane
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
Richards Bay (Outside)
Kosi Bay
Umhlanga
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Stompneus
West Coast
Stompneus
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Heaven
West Coast
Jacobs Bay
West Coast
Mdumbe
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Paranoia
Overberg
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Dungeons
Cape Town
Fish Boma
Garden Route
Dungeons
Cape Town
Vleesbaai
Overberg
Vleesbaai
Overberg
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Papara Beach
French Polynesia
Papara Beach
French Polynesia
Maraa
French Polynesia
Maraa
French Polynesia
Point de Pecheurs (Sapunis)
French Polynesia
Temae
French Polynesia
Anawhata Road (Oaonui)
New Zealand
Asu
Indonesia
Anse de Cabestan
France
Mpame
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Fish Boma
South Africa
Gerickes Point
South Africa
Gerickes Point
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Fish Boma
South Africa
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Abalolo Reef
United States
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Papatowai
New Zealand
Nugget Point
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
9
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