Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.4°C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 6	NE 5	E 6	ESE 9	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	82	84	82	63	64	64	135	139	115	113	68	94	118	83	107	91	114	74	102	46	103
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			8:06PM1.27m				9:32AM1.29m				10:20PM1.19m					11:34AM1.36m				00:06AM1.28m
Low Tide					2:33AM0.64m				3:58PM0.77m				4:39AM0.67m					6:02PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	3	—	1	1	2	1	—	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	5	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	24	24	22	23	24	25	22	21	22	20	20	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 5	S 5	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6
kJ	47	48	48	45	24	25	135	139	115	113	32	49	72	77	72	81	69	115	47	46	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 7	ESE 10	SSE 5	S 5	SSW 6	SE 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10	SSW 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	82	84	82	63	33	64	35	20	10	22	68	94	83	83	107	17	29	49	25	23	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	ESE 10	E 7	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 7	—	S 9	S 17	S 17	S 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	64	33	16	4	4	11	7	3	12	10	8	4	—	25	6	23	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	—	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	SE 6	—	—	ESE 6	E 6	NE 5	E 6	E 6	NE 5
kJ	15	15	18	22	—	6	18	50	15	31	—	—	118	—	—	91	114	74	102	92	103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	76	76	76	48	23	76	76	83	556	83	75	40	26	26	634	83	83	273	83	41	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2				1		1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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