Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 12AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
940
896
505
562
870
724
870
1080
1521
1693
1592
1592
1633
1151
1175
1121
1374
1121
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM1.72m
4:14AM1.78m
4:36PM1.81m
4:42AM1.82m
5:04PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.26m
10:22AM0.12m
10:37PM0.20m
10:50AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
15
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
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