Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.7°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	78	76	27	44	44	44	35	37	63	63	82	80	82	63	77	64	135	126	98	88	293
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide				6:53PM1.45m				7:38AM1.38m					8:06PM1.27m				9:32AM1.29m				10:20PM1.19m
Low Tide		12:41PM0.47m				1:11AM0.50m				1:51PM0.67m					2:33AM0.64m				3:58PM0.77m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	10	6
Temp °C	26	25	24	22	21	19	19	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	22	19	19	19	19	16	17	21	20	19	22	22	21	19	19	23	23	22	23	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	78	76	27	44	186	139	135	117	79	61	65	65	63	47	34	33	135	126	98	88	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	S 14	S 6	S 6	S 13	S 13
kJ	4	14	3	3	44	44	35	37	63	63	82	80	82	63	77	64	16	25	33	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	SE 11	SE 8	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 10	S 14	S 13	S 10	—
kJ	5	—	—	—	3	3	5	10	3	23	2	2	2	2	6	7	2	4	4	8	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSW 2	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	SSW 6	—	—	S 6	S 7
kJ	98	212	382	277	304	255	273	341	1	14	22	12	7	4	10	—	10	—	—	57	293
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tongaat KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sunrise KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	485	485	504	484	299	299	55	23	75	76	23	48	76	76	76	0	0	76	0	76	48
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Rating (10 max)							3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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