Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

21.1° C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ENE 5	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	48	48	60	59	47	33	33	37	37	37	37	47	39	39	68	68	77	157	329	617	590	577	613	797
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	W	WNW	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:37PM1.55m				8:56AM1.35m				9:44PM1.48m				10:17AM1.28m					11:10PM1.46m
Low Tide			2:09PM0.42m				2:56AM0.56m				3:08PM0.51m				4:12AM0.61m				4:27PM0.57m					5:42AM0.59m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	27	27	22	20	18	18	18	21	22	22	22	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	22	22	18	17	15	16	16	18	19	19	19	14	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	S 5	S 16	S 6	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14
kJ	34	48	60	59	55	30	18	33	31	32	32	20	27	30	24	23	77	31	329	617	590	577	613	797
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 10	S 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 14	S 14	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	S 15	E 8	ENE 8	S 15	S 7	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	48	9	4	59	47	33	33	10	6	37	37	32	31	23	68	33	21	157	43	38	37	34	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 8	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 3	S 14	S 14	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 14	S 15	S 15	SE 10	S 15	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 9	SE 9	E 12	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	10	1	1	17	17	17	1	37	37	9	9	37	39	39	23	68	13	19	19	3	3	3	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SW 2	SW 3	SW 4	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	75	25	45	139	95	1	2	6	—	11	20	47	—	7	15	44	27	52	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Surfers KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Senoritas KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	26	83	83	41	0	23	23	0	75	83	79	0	135	76	41	23	49	485	75	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Kosi Bay	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana	St Lucia	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Mapelane	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1			2	1	2	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1	1		2	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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