Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.4
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SSE
5
1
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
15
1.4
E
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
131
147
187
81
60
48
45
23
38
30
37
25
14
169
12
5
4
129
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
30
E
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM2.02m
5:12AM1.90m
5:31PM1.98m
5:41AM1.82m
6:01PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:49AM-0.04m
11:10PM0.04m
11:17AM-0.01m
11:39PM0.09m
11:47AM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
25
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
20
18
24
20
23
22
21
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