Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SAST
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Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212127788888141313121255
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192191186127123848074737211411715917617614613091878277759493
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
1.29
8:29AM
1.21
10:20PM
1.14
11:55AM
1.16
1:00AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.58
2:03AM
0.69
3:08PM
0.77
5:02AM
0.83
6:25PM
0.73
7:20AM
0.67
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------221--
Temp. °C262726252424242425252524242323232627262524242324
Feels °C (?)252423252423262624252726272626272726252827262426
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