Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.5°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	289	248	211	173	169	151	137	111	124	86	90	90	101	105	113	78	118	75	73	84	73	69	66	62
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	NE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	SE	SE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:47AM1.77m				3:04PM1.96m				3:17AM1.85m				3:33PM2.01m				3:46AM1.89m				3:59PM2.01m
Low Tide				8:49AM0.10m				9:13PM0.08m				9:18AM0.03m				9:40PM0.03m				9:46AM0.01m				10:07PM0.02m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	26	33	31	29	28	26
Feels °C	21	22	22	24	22	22	19	19	20	20	23	23	24	24	25	23	25	22	26	31	26	24	28	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	E 8	E 8
kJ	289	248	211	173	169	151	137	111	124	67	41	90	96	105	113	33	48	55	58	84	73	69	413	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 6	S 14	S 13	E 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	42	42	42	29	29	29	19	19	67	86	90	22	101	90	23	78	75	75	73	36	69	2	66	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 7	SSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 5	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 10	SSW 8	SE 8	—	S 8	S 8
kJ	161	155	82	79	75	71	70	68	11	64	30	27	13	27	55	22	13	13	18	7	2	—	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	E 3	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	19	45	108	62	—	—	3	49	77	118	124	116	77	197	483	587	189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	23	82	699	76	76	76	76	76	0	75	83	83	26	41	26	67	41	83	764	83	26	83
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	3	3				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	4	5	6	6

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