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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 SAST
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Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
24.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1211111111788714147121212121111111015151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229203196192185388544446295253229276199187180268196149141100163208260239
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
5
W
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
1.61
7:30PM
1.44
8:07AM
1.49
8:12PM
1.31
8:56AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.30
1:34PM
0.51
1:41AM
0.43
2:17PM
0.62
2:23AM
0.58
3:14PM
0.73
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:03-------5:03-------5:05----
Sunset------6:57-------6:57-------6:57-
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------23-1-------------
Temp. °C252424242423222221222222232324242323222526262524
Feels °C (?)232724222018181918212121222325272625242626272527
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