Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.1
S
15
1.3
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
0.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
42
40
180
200
247
176
62
48
45
33
33
41
38
24
184
180
166
8
4
104
150
16
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
30
E
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM2.02m
5:12AM1.90m
5:31PM1.98m
5:41AM1.82m
6:01PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:49AM-0.04m
11:10PM0.04m
11:17AM-0.01m
11:39PM0.09m
11:47AM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
24
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
15
15
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
21
19
20
21
22
21
20
18
23
20
23
23
21
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