Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
549
538
642
613
587
443
325
243
240
172
165
153
138
82
74
202
239
139
52
44
40
38
21
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
E
20
E
Wind State
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
9:56PM1.42m
10:20AM1.24m
11:09PM1.38m
11:44AM1.23m
00:19AM1.39m
12:55PM1.28m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.55m
4:16AM0.68m
4:25PM0.63m
5:34AM0.68m
5:44PM0.65m
6:43AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
20
19
18
18
23
23
22
22
22
20
20
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
19
18
16
16
22
20
21
21
20
18
18
16
16
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
1.4
S
7
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
444
549
538
642
613
587
443
325
243
240
172
165
153
36
37
40
41
173
91
52
38
20
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
48
29
41
44
44
33
34
34
34
34
34
33
33
138
82
74
46
42
41
41
41
41
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
29
36
37
38
27
26
19
11
12
12
12
12
7
3
2
45
45
46
44
40
38
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
1
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
60
5
91
1
36
121
202
239
139
94
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
67
0
0
0
0
26
273
699
76
76
63
23
0
0
23
774
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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