Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.8° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1050
862
986
1274
1727
1921
2037
2108
1946
1871
1510
1390
1279
1034
928
759
626
565
465
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.88m
5:38AM1.81m
6:01PM1.87m
6:08AM1.75m
6:32PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.18m
11:46AM0.08m
00:07AM0.21m
12:16PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
14
12
10
9
9
12
14
15
17
16
17
16
16
19
18
19
21
18
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