Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.4° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
SE
8
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
211
188
181
116
107
97
67
71
112
149
36
32
28
27
26
25
24
22
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNE
0
E
20
NE
5
E
5
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM2.02m
5:07AM1.87m
5:23PM1.92m
5:32AM1.78m
5:47PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.05m
11:10AM0.03m
11:29PM0.13m
11:36AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
6
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
26
28
26
23
21
21
24
22
25
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
18
18
17
19
21
19
15
13
14
21
20
25
18
23
22
20
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