Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.0° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	273	347	658	716	704	704	828	805	861	934	923	908	1080	967	816	635	578	578	505	505	448	440	440
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide						7:14PM1.71m				7:19AM1.52m				7:52PM1.57m				7:58AM1.39m					8:34PM1.43m
Low Tide				12:51PM0.21m				1:20AM0.42m				1:27PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:07PM0.50m


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	20	20	20	19	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	17	17	20	19	21	20	19	17	17	12	15	16	18	19	16	16	15	15	18	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	248	295	658	716	704	704	828	805	861	934	923	908	1080	967	816	635	578	578	505	505	448	440	440
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	ESE 9	E 9	S 17	S 17	E 4
kJ	273	347	50	51	56	56	50	49	31	31	28	29	16	17	17	81	41	16	16	14	52	86	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 8	S 16
kJ	69	71	90	4	71	71	69	69	15	15	8	17	8	16	31	16	16	27	26	29	14	6	130
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	ENE 3	E 3	E 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	169	44	62	69	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	6	8	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	23	83	83	0	0	0	0	76	76	410	81	23	0	0	0	0	26	83	83	26	26
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Silwerstroom West Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Jongensfontein Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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