Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.7° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.4
S
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
110
113
100
100
100
105
96
94
93
91
88
95
73
65
137
65
65
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.59m
8:05AM1.37m
8:48PM1.44m
9:21AM1.23m
10:32PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.51m
2:17PM0.51m
3:16AM0.65m
3:39PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
21
28
21
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
19
17
17
17
24
17
18
17
16
17
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
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