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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | |
107 | 107 | 104 | 99 | 129 | 90 | 190 | 225 | 159 | 160 | 153 | 181 | 173 | 165 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 80 | 59 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.77m | 5:46AM1.74m | 6:16PM1.67m | 6:33AM1.58m | 7:11PM1.55m | 7:27AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.21m | 11:58AM0.21m | 00:23AM0.36m | 12:46PM0.34m | 1:19AM0.52m | 1:43PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | 50 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 96 | 155 | 159 | 160 | 153 | 181 | 173 | 165 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 54 | 125 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 107 | 104 | 99 | 129 | 90 | 63 | 60 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 38 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 20 |
| kJ | 107 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 119 | 115 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 18 | 59 | 26 | 19 | 75 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 12 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 190 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 488 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 981 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 273 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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