Zinkwazi Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.23° S 31.49° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 1			Tuesday 2								Wednesday 3								Thu 4
	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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 14	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 6	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	46	28	43	42	27	37	24	19	39	24	24	42	36	50	36	36	50	50	49	49	86	92	235	330
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE	E	NE	N	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	W	SSW	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	on
High Tide	4:22PM1.66m				4:32AM1.70m				4:54PM1.64m					5:03AM1.67m				5:27PM1.61m				5:35AM1.62m
Low Tide			10:22PM0.29m				10:43AM0.23m				10:55PM0.32m					11:15AM0.26m				11:28PM0.38m				11:49AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—
	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	20	18	17	17	17	21	23	22	21	20	19	18	18	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	20	21
Feels °C	21	20	18	17	17	16	20	21	22	22	20	17	15	16	20	21	22	21	18	16	16	16	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 9	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 5	E 7	S 12	S 12
kJ	39	28	27	27	27	38	24	39	39	24	24	42	36	50	36	36	50	50	49	49	24	81	235	330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 4	S 12	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 11	ESE 8	S 10	E 7	E 7
kJ	38	39	43	42	25	26	19	19	17	18	7	7	4	12	10	14	30	30	14	24	48	56	85	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	ENE 4	SE 7	S 12	S 12	SSW 3	S 14	S 11	S 4	S 4	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	46	4	5	5	3	37	16	14	14	5	18	11	11	1	15	9	2	1	9	37	64	57	36	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	NNE 4	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—
kJ	3	11	10	9	7	7	5	3	2	15	23	—	—	5	2	3	—	2	2	4	86	92	167	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	83	26	26	0	26	0	26	83	83	23	0	26	40	0	0	76	75	26	26	41	0	0	0	23
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Siyayi	St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)		2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	4	2	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Tahai Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Waiapu River New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Afife Portugal	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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