Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
S
14
0.7
SE
12
0.6
S
13
1.6
S
6
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
403
367
319
319
319
240
236
200
200
167
167
137
144
134
125
193
657
959
1159
1075
1039
1586
1065
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM1.25m
9:34PM1.30m
10:12AM1.14m
11:14PM1.22m
12:20PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.66m
2:58PM0.65m
4:00AM0.75m
4:21PM0.76m
5:52AM0.76m
6:20PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
22
26
25
20
19
18
17
18
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
15
20
22
21
17
17
16
15
15
19
19
18
18
18
15
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
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