Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 19 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (19 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
2.3
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.7
NE
6
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
396
217
419
398
513
454
1037
988
942
827
723
636
522
486
343
281
218
173
173
137
107
203
75
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:04PM1.69m
7:13AM1.53m
7:55PM1.59m
8:03AM1.41m
8:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.22m
1:10AM0.42m
1:24PM0.33m
2:03AM0.54m
2:15PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
17
15
15
21
24
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
14
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
11
12
16
18
17
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
1.3
S
6
0.7
S
15
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
14
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
212
137
209
5
144
381
318
1037
988
942
827
723
636
522
486
343
281
218
173
173
137
107
87
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
13
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.4
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
174
163
12
12
5
134
160
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
14
15
1
1
5
5
100
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.5
S
16
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
12
124
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
25
25
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
2.3
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
9
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
47
396
217
419
398
513
454
435
8
12
20
8
54
59
17
24
47
79
203
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
76
81
81
485
485
81
81
23
0
0
0
83
792
792
504
76
41
41
41
79
83
83
41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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