Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
10
2.3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
665
985
820
1207
1343
1215
901
1088
921
866
795
683
571
470
400
365
343
315
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
S
35
S
20
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:34PM1.46m
6:46AM1.33m
7:00PM1.29m
7:18AM1.15m
7:44PM1.11m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.55m
12:54PM0.63m
1:20AM0.72m
1:30PM0.81m
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
13
14
5
8
2
2
3
7
4
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
10
11
12
15
12
14
16
14
15
16
17
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
19
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