Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	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 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	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	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	861	1089	923	822	1030	830	706	587	578	514	505	448	407	440	349	355	361	319	319	319	240	240	203
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	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		7:19AM1.52m				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


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	16	16	15	18	20	21	20	19	18	17	16	22	26	23	20	19
Feels °C	15	15	16	17	19	19	18	15	16	15	18	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	20	22	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	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	861	1089	923	822	1030	830	706	587	578	514	505	448	407	440	349	355	361	319	319	319	240	240	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 17	S 17	ENE 4	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 12
kJ	31	31	28	29	17	17	76	99	36	39	16	11	52	86	10	129	115	161	213	203	189	130	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 16	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	S 16	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 8	E 9	—	S 13
kJ	15	5	8	17	8	8	17	16	16	27	16	6	6	6	130	7	7	7	8	6	6	—	89
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	163	24	54	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	5	8	20	20	24	21	24	12	46	104	172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	75	76	318	371	299	0	0	0	0	0	83	83	83	26	26	26	26	41	83	83	489	299	41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Sodwana				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	4	4				4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	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	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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