Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
S
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212121099101010109888788815146131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74497359278065645045937729918817314672535453537164481019893
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
E
30
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
W
30
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassonononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
1.30
9:44PM
1.13
11:41AM
1.19
1:03AM
1.21
1:36PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
0.75
4:18AM
0.79
6:29PM
0.75
7:16AM
0.69
7:54PM
0.55
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:43------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:29---
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------------212344-
Temp. °C252526262625242322242626262523232322222222222122
Feels °C (?)242625242626252423262625262624252620171921242124
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