Zinkwazi Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.23° S 31.49° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 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 23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (02 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 2							Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Fri 5
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	S 14	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	27	37	19	19	17	24	24	24	43	36	36	36	50	50	50	49	77	55	110	308	423	583	666	747
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	ENE	E	NE	N	NW	WSW	WSW	W	S	SSE	E	N	NNE	N	N	WSW	SSW	ESE	WNW	NW	NW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:54PM1.64m					5:03AM1.67m				5:27PM1.61m				5:35AM1.62m				6:03PM1.56m
Low Tide			10:43AM0.23m				10:55PM0.32m					11:15AM0.26m				11:28PM0.38m				11:49AM0.30m				00:05AM0.45m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	4
Temp °C	17	17	21	22	22	20	19	19	18	19	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	21	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	17	16	20	20	22	20	19	17	15	18	21	22	22	20	17	16	17	15	18	19	17	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 7	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	27	38	37	39	34	24	24	24	43	36	36	36	50	50	50	49	23	39	85	308	423	583	666	747
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 4	S 12	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	NE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	E 7	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	39	26	19	19	17	18	13	8	2	12	10	14	30	30	14	4	48	34	110	70	74	54	55	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	S 12	—	S 14	S 11	S 3	—	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 10	S 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	3	37	16	14	14	2	3	3	11	—	15	9	1	—	9	37	65	55	84	36	54	29	32	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 3	—	NE 4	—	—	SW 3	—	S 3	ENE 4	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	SW 3	SSW 4	—	ENE 8	—	—
kJ	10	5	5	1	3	—	10	—	—	2	—	1	2	—	4	29	77	—	2	11	—	81	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	26	0	26	83	83	23	26	26	26	26	76	76	83	26	41	41	0	40	23	54	0	0	0	23
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Umdloti	Umhlanga	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Herolds Bay Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5

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