Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
2740
2314
2356
1198
588
552
533
563
506
528
495
485
434
424
395
338
328
222
222
132
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
35
S
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:20PM1.14m
00:57AM1.26m
1:42PM1.24m
1:59AM1.37m
2:30PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.76m
7:24AM0.67m
7:40PM0.67m
8:16AM0.55m
8:28PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
17
19
19
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
12
14
14
14
12
10
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