Zinkwazi Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Zinkwazi

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (04 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
S
14
0.6
S
11
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.9
S
11
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
50
50
49
65
83
347
535
520
843
836
747
759
747
446
882
865
1109
663
504
434
426
307
268
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:27PM1.61m
5:35AM1.62m
6:03PM1.56m
6:10AM1.56m
6:43PM1.51m
6:50AM1.48m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.38m
11:49AM0.30m
00:05AM0.45m
12:26PM0.36m
00:46AM0.52m
1:08PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:01
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
20
21
20
17
17
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
21
18
16
18
18
17
17
18
17
18
15
12
14
16
16
17
15
15
16
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
S
12
0.8
E
7
1.4
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
0.8
E
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
Energy kJ
36
50
50
49
65
49
347
67
520
843
836
747
759
747
446
88
372
526
663
504
434
426
307
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.1
S
7
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
30
4
38
64
83
25
82
89
72
47
42
42
63
121
54
333
275
275
234
190
180
204
268
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
30
3
14
6
22
12
34
36
38
44
45
44
45
43
61
68
77
73
103
103
79
73
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.4
S
12
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
7
1.9
S
11
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
10
Energy kJ
15
42
61
535
35
26
219
882
865
1109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
76
0
0
26
41
0
26
135
75
0
0
0
23
76
81
584
76
0
0
0
0
0
75
83
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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