Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
S
14
0.7
SE
12
0.7
S
13
1.4
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
319
319
240
236
200
200
167
167
137
144
134
168
155
770
1915
1780
2543
2445
2401
1325
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
W
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM1.25m
9:34PM1.30m
10:12AM1.14m
11:14PM1.22m
12:20PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.65m
4:00AM0.75m
4:21PM0.76m
5:52AM0.76m
6:20PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
26
26
20
18
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
21
21
22
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
20
19
17
14
12
10
10
8
11
12
12
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