Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
6
6
9
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1
ENE
5
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
54
315
315
276
282
235
197
461
716
1177
2106
1836
1481
1316
1367
2321
2635
3289
3809
6141
2764
2805
3110
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
S
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM1.53m
1:35PM1.45m
1:56AM1.67m
2:11PM1.57m
2:28AM1.77m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.54m
7:34AM0.50m
7:36PM0.41m
8:09AM0.37m
8:11PM0.30m
8:39AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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5:23
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
23
23
22
23
24
21
20
19
19
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
18
17
15
16
19
20
26
25
22
22
21
22
19
15
15
14
15
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
13
13
12
13
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
0.8
ESE
10
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
Energy kJ
334
355
315
315
276
282
235
197
159
163
126
1510
1278
917
847
103
1494
1735
2251
2757
3216
2764
2805
3110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.5
NE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
15
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
11
3
3
2
4
19
4
8
129
105
103
103
81
80
69
49
49
49
48
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
SSW
4
1.5
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
13
54
36
13
134
461
716
1177
2106
1836
1481
1316
1367
2321
2635
3289
3809
6141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
8
9
4
4
5
Distance (km)
83
26
26
0
0
0
162
297
584
584
81
81
81
23
63
938
938
81
0
41
0
0
82
410
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
6
8
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
9
9
9
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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