Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
S
12
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
214
218
183
183
169
169
135
132
132
174
125
104
98
171
314
423
425
639
433
931
729
754
741
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
E
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
5:31AM1.83m
6:00PM1.91m
6:08AM1.76m
6:37PM1.83m
6:43AM1.65m
7:14PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.14m
11:39AM0.03m
00:05AM0.20m
12:15PM0.10m
00:42AM0.30m
12:51PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
16
18
19
20
18
16
17
17
17
19
19
20
22
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
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