Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.6° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1691
1725
1341
1143
963
904
831
715
567
470
411
401
330
304
338
203
274
281
261
237
284
290
336
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
20
E
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:50PM1.91m
4:02AM1.89m
4:25PM2.00m
4:36AM1.93m
4:59PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.08m
9:55PM0.10m
10:09AM-0.02m
10:31PM0.05m
10:42AM-0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
15
15
13
14
12
13
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
17
16
14
15
15
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