Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.1
S
15
1
E
5
1.4
ENE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
103
96
4
51
140
4
16
35
63
109
159
236
334
459
412
391
275
146
130
86
164
72
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
15
WSW
15
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
NNW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.89m
6:12AM1.71m
6:34PM1.74m
6:46AM1.55m
7:13PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.06m
00:11AM0.19m
12:19PM0.19m
00:46AM0.33m
12:55PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
25
24
23
21
23
23
23
25
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
24
34
34
32
31
22
Feels °C
18
19
24
23
22
22
23
21
22
23
18
19
20
21
21
18
19
22
30
29
25
23
17
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