Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
23.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.4
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
1045
894
746
522
507
420
413
336
331
653
212
248
355
273
276
526
440
379
317
252
200
200
156
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:12PM1.73m
3:33AM1.87m
3:59PM1.80m
4:17AM1.87m
4:44PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.16m
9:15PM0.16m
9:46AM0.10m
10:03PM0.12m
10:29AM0.07m
10:49PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
22
27
26
23
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
15
18
23
21
19
19
20
18
14
15
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
E
7
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.7
E
7
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
361
1045
894
746
522
507
110
413
336
331
52
212
215
289
273
276
526
440
379
317
252
200
200
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
14
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1
ENE
6
1.1
S
13
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
334
61
56
32
47
80
420
100
83
68
8
36
15
162
157
110
16
17
26
15
15
14
13
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
64
20
14
14
7
8
11
15
14
13
1
2
2
47
18
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
Energy kJ
3
5
14
35
196
214
292
127
653
156
248
355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
26
41
83
83
83
41
0
0
26
26
130
938
135
23
0
0
0
0
23
83
83
41
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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