Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
383
811
811
833
735
612
571
452
387
308
214
198
140
109
83
81
49
32
32
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM1.88m
5:52AM1.71m
6:11PM1.70m
6:29AM1.53m
6:52PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.07m
11:47PM0.17m
11:58AM0.22m
00:24AM0.33m
12:38PM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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Temp °C
19
20
20
19
20
19
17
18
20
20
20
18
18
17
17
18
22
24
22
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
18
17
14
16
16
14
14
13
15
14
14
14
16
18
15
14
14
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