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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
103 | 102 | 102 | 109 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 37 | 39 | 239 | 799 | 885 | 885 | 838 | 822 | 661 | 649 | 606 | 1311 | 1975 | 1001 | 2864 | 3481 | 2799 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.60m | 5:39AM1.60m | 6:02PM1.50m | 6:11AM1.49m | 6:40PM1.39m | 6:50AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.36m | 11:53AM0.35m | 00:05AM0.48m | 12:28PM0.46m | 00:44AM0.60m | 1:15PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 22 | 52 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 239 | 799 | 885 | 885 | 838 | 822 | 661 | 649 | 606 | 538 | 906 | 1001 | 1164 | 1344 | 1321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 102 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 164 | 408 | 192 | 142 | 85 | 360 | 550 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 78 | 145 | 63 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 15 | 109 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1311 | 1975 | — | 2864 | 3481 | 2799 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 75 |
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