Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 3AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111110668991313812888881188898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64126585412817883997912311612315711110110110310190949296108103
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
0
W
0
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.51
2:09PM
1.51
2:30AM
1.70
2:43PM
1.66
3:01AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.53
8:07AM
0.48
8:14PM
0.35
8:40AM
0.31
8:45PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---------------11-----
Temp. °C272424242323242424242423232324242424242424242626
Feels °C (?)322222222323242425262726262624242527292828282826
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