Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.4
NE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
121
119
119
119
116
92
116
90
90
106
103
99
84
84
88
88
80
137
42
41
44
42
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:02AM1.29m
10:52PM1.47m
11:24AM1.32m
00:02AM1.56m
12:35PM1.40m
1:03AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.56m
5:18AM0.59m
5:28PM0.52m
6:27AM0.48m
6:35PM0.44m
7:24AM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
16
16
16
23
27
27
23
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
19
19
21
19
18
18
18
21
19
17
17
16
14
15
15
21
25
23
21
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1
E
9
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
164
121
119
119
119
116
92
116
90
90
106
103
99
84
84
88
88
80
150
96
65
112
69
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
15
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
16
16
16
12
14
24
17
16
16
10
9
6
39
6
7
55
52
11
49
42
41
25
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
16
16
2
38
62
8
10
47
25
25
44
42
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
25
24
1
8
12
21
26
25
25
53
137
178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
366
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
83
26
75
41
41
0
67
26
41
41
0
0
0
26
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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