Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.4°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6	E 6	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	35	37	63	63	82	84	82	63	77	64	135	184	164	133	90	71	148	107	107	81	83	94	47
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	E	NE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:38AM1.38m					8:06PM1.27m				9:32AM1.29m				10:20PM1.19m					11:34AM1.36m
Low Tide				1:51PM0.67m					2:33AM0.64m				3:58PM0.77m				4:39AM0.67m					6:02PM0.68m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	20	22	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	23	22	21
Feels °C	22	22	21	20	20	22	21	21	19	20	20	22	22	23	24	23	21	25	26	23	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	113	94	61	60	48	48	48	45	77	64	135	184	164	133	90	71	79	82	89	80	83	66	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 7	E 7	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 9	S 9
kJ	35	37	63	63	82	84	82	63	34	32	36	24	17	16	34	3	98	107	107	81	69	28	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 8	S 11	S 11	—	S 11	S 11	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 17
kJ	5	10	3	9	—	2	2	4	4	16	16	4	4	3	3	2	12	11	8	17	16	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	S 2	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SE 5	—	—	SE 5	—	SE 5	SE 6	—	ESE 6	NE 5	ENE 4	E 6	E 6
kJ	220	—	1	12	20	25	28	43	58	47	21	—	—	31	—	47	148	—	40	1	39	94	106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	26	40	75	76	76	130	81	76	75	76	75	75	40	26	0	0	26	0	75	699	83	83	83
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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