Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
15
1.6
S
5
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
316
537
388
410
183
155
412
585
932
635
503
336
260
187
160
116
116
96
96
205
0
356
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SSE
0
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
20
NE
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM1.29m
8:00PM1.27m
8:20AM1.13m
9:25PM1.12m
12:05PM1.05m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.64m
2:22AM0.75m
2:39PM0.81m
4:42AM0.86m
6:12PM0.87m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
27
36
31
20
19
Feels °C
10
13
15
16
18
19
21
19
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
16
15
16
24
33
27
13
11
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