Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.6° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.5
S
17
1.4
NE
6
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.1
NE
6
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
472
495
434
378
370
320
328
222
222
115
93
138
133
124
157
75
56
84
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
S
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59AM1.37m
2:30PM1.37m
2:41AM1.49m
3:06PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.67m
8:16AM0.55m
8:28PM0.55m
8:54AM0.42m
9:05PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
16
15
18
20
19
17
16
14
14
14
18
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
18
15
15
14
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
11
11
16
18
22
15
16
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