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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | |
51 | 64 | 288 | 1382 | 535 | 517 | 496 | 362 | 239 | 121 | 82 | 103 | 368 | 851 | 1021 | 399 | 320 | 268 | 476 | 442 | 407 | 448 | 455 | 3603 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.25m | 00:10AM1.44m | 12:33PM1.37m | 1:00AM1.61m | 1:22PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.73m | 5:34PM0.61m | 6:28AM0.58m | 6:34PM0.48m | 7:17AM0.41m | 7:21PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 |
 kJ | 88 | 16 | 288 | 678 | 535 | 517 | 496 | 362 | 239 | 121 | 82 | 103 | 368 | 851 | 1021 | 399 | 320 | 268 | 476 | 442 | 407 | 448 | 455 | 2272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | E 4 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 244 | 224 | 252 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 22 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 8 | — | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 182 | — | 1382 | 22 | 16 | 68 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 72 | 3603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 76 | 67 | 273 | 361 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 584 | 584 | 366 |
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