Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.9
ENE
5
0.3
S
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
49
39
22
27
69
78
155
682
714
670
660
764
953
1526
1769
1722
1468
1263
1210
1018
875
861
734
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
N
40
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:44PM1.48m
10:17AM1.28m
11:10PM1.46m
11:55AM1.29m
00:36AM1.51m
1:18PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.51m
4:12AM0.61m
4:27PM0.57m
5:42AM0.59m
5:59PM0.55m
7:03AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
20
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
20
19
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
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