Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
40
38
38
38
38
34
18
18
17
18
28
57
154
288
444
526
492
459
330
318
233
215
153
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:55PM1.28m
1:17AM1.43m
1:49PM1.36m
2:04AM1.49m
2:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.62m
6:52PM0.61m
7:37AM0.54m
7:46PM0.55m
8:20AM0.45m
8:30PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
24
22
20
19
18
18
18
24
28
27
21
20
18
Feels °C
19
20
21
21
20
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
19
18
18
16
16
16
21
22
22
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
S
18
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
41
41
40
40
40
28
28
28
28
40
28
27
18
154
25
444
526
492
459
330
318
135
126
139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
S
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
S
17
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
13
40
38
38
38
7
9
10
7
17
4
7
57
17
288
19
14
9
36
8
233
215
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
14
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
69
8
4
25
16
38
34
18
18
16
18
28
6
7
17
16
16
16
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
6
3
15
17
14
13
9
9
8
24
29
39
35
25
31
24
28
97
207
247
235
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
23
75
83
83
26
26
26
23
23
26
410
356
299
41
41
26
0
83
388
299
110
41
41
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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