Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
22.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010999995999999888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4264323703072531451421971581068186797957575655755051515154
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NE
30
E
35
E
10
NE
20
N
5
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.71
2:32AM
1.61
2:43PM
1.76
3:00AM
1.68
3:10PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.37
8:26PM
0.29
8:29AM
0.29
8:53PM
0.22
8:59AM
0.24
9:20PM
0.17
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
Sunrise4:50-------4:50-------4:48-------
Sunset----6:27-------6:28-------6:29---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------25----------
Temp. °C191919202019181817192221201819181820212222212019
Feels °C (?)171718181817161614161716201620171820202120212119
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