Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
72
104
65
232
547
881
958
1350
1603
2171
1772
1273
1116
941
800
703
635
528
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
N
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:13PM1.56m
7:30AM1.36m
8:09PM1.35m
8:52AM1.18m
10:29PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.51m
1:43PM0.56m
2:37AM0.70m
3:21PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
32
32
21
22
22
20
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
25
23
17
17
17
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
16
18
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