Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
2
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
422
1786
2215
2223
1446
1457
994
753
897
521
575
587
539
563
506
443
470
404
345
328
237
182
152
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14PM1.22m
12:20PM1.14m
00:57AM1.26m
1:42PM1.24m
1:59AM1.37m
2:30PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.76m
6:20PM0.76m
7:24AM0.67m
7:40PM0.67m
8:16AM0.55m
8:28PM0.55m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
17
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
13
11
11
8
9
11
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
17
17
15
15
14
12
13
14
14
13
10
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