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Zinkwazi Surf Forecast
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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 264 | 148 | 148 | 694 | 256 | 411 | 491 | 978 | 699 | 798 | 699 | 1520 | 929 | 407 | 1009 | 975 | 1163 | 1314 | 964 | 935 | 606 | 585 | 485 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:11PM 1.66 | 6:30AM 1.60 | 6:59PM 1.48 | 7:20AM 1.39 | 8:11PM 1.31 | 8:48AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:18AM 0.32 | 12:43PM 0.38 | 1:08AM 0.53 | 1:39PM 0.57 | 2:27AM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
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