Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
11
1.2
S
6
1.7
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
66
98
263
699
2139
1747
799
489
273
812
932
1057
905
926
613
515
426
342
336
268
335
264
Wind (km/h)
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM1.76m
2:25PM1.63m
2:46AM1.83m
3:12PM1.73m
3:33AM1.87m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.33m
8:15AM0.25m
8:26PM0.23m
9:01AM0.16m
9:15PM0.16m
9:46AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
21
26
25
22
20
19
20
21
22
21
Feels °C
21
19
17
16
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
15
14
17
22
21
18
17
17
18
19
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
S
13
0.8
E
7
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
41
42
66
98
111
466
1459
1132
799
489
273
812
932
1057
905
926
613
515
426
113
97
268
68
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.8
S
14
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
6
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
6
4
9
8
5
236
119
115
112
92
88
65
64
61
56
55
32
21
59
342
336
62
78
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.7
SE
11
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.1
NE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
9
9
2
4
19
123
104
146
2
77
7
33
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
S
4
1.2
S
6
1.7
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
E
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
S
13
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
17
89
263
699
2139
1747
7
28
51
126
252
198
180
154
335
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
584
130
297
135
81
81
48
23
0
0
0
0
26
26
83
83
83
67
41
41
41
26
75
130
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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