Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
552
544
556
497
528
472
495
434
378
370
320
328
222
222
155
93
138
133
124
157
65
57
84
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
E
10
SE
15
ENE
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM1.26m
1:42PM1.24m
1:59AM1.37m
2:30PM1.37m
2:41AM1.49m
3:06PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.67m
7:40PM0.67m
8:16AM0.55m
8:28PM0.55m
8:54AM0.42m
9:05PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
18
19
19
17
16
14
14
14
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
15
16
18
15
15
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
10
11
11
18
19
20
14
14
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