Zinkwazi Surf Break

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.6° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (14 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.3
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
361
1045
894
746
617
507
420
413
336
331
563
212
256
408
273
270
538
448
387
317
252
200
196
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
WNW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.83m
3:12PM1.73m
3:33AM1.87m
3:59PM1.80m
4:17AM1.87m
4:44PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.16m
9:15PM0.16m
9:46AM0.10m
10:03PM0.12m
10:29AM0.07m
10:49PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
22
27
26
23
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
15
15
18
23
22
19
20
20
19
19
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
E
7
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.7
E
7
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Energy kJ
302
361
1045
894
746
617
507
128
413
336
331
50
212
215
289
273
270
538
448
387
317
252
200
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
S
13
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
202
334
61
56
32
32
98
420
77
51
65
7
37
35
162
116
109
26
27
27
26
15
16
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.5
E
7
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
65
64
21
26
36
23
27
23
23
24
3
1
1
24
4
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
S
13
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
1
5
14
36
189
207
131
103
563
178
256
408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
26
41
83
83
83
41
0
0
26
0
76
938
273
81
23
0
0
0
0
83
83
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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