Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
1
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
0.8
S
15
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
205
401
191
307
307
382
471
661
610
687
659
613
511
268
1139
272
240
434
398
310
971
941
898
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
SE
10
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
0
N
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:30PM1.82m
5:44AM1.76m
6:16PM1.77m
6:28AM1.65m
7:04PM1.69m
7:13AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.09m
11:35PM0.21m
11:55AM0.14m
00:22AM0.31m
12:39PM0.22m
1:10AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
20
22
21
20
20
18
18
20
20
20
22
17
17
16
14
15
14
16
17
17
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
1
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
14
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
Energy kJ
81
80
401
191
307
307
382
471
661
610
687
659
613
511
268
80
272
150
310
283
310
971
941
898
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.3
E
6
0.6
S
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
13
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
159
205
7
53
7
17
31
20
25
24
23
12
22
22
174
212
12
12
142
173
165
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
13
7
9
9
9
6
26
25
8
2
106
1
12
124
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
1.9
SSW
13
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
39
2
3
6
14
1139
137
240
434
398
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
371
81
0
0
0
0
0
23
75
83
0
26
76
76
81
366
485
318
81
23
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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