Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is

22.0° C

Zinkwazi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	805	861	1089	923	1151	1030	830	635	587	578	514	505	448	407	440	349	355	361	361	319	319	277	240	236
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	W	NW	NNW	NW	NW	E	ESE	ENE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			7:19AM1.52m				7:52PM1.57m				7:58AM1.39m					8:34PM1.43m				8:48AM1.25m				9:34PM1.30m
Low Tide	1:20AM0.42m				1:27PM0.35m				2:00AM0.54m					2:07PM0.50m				2:49AM0.66m				2:58PM0.65m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	19	20	20	19	19	17	16	16	22	26	25	20	19
Feels °C	16	14	15	16	17	19	20	18	17	16	16	19	18	19	19	19	17	16	15	20	22	21	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6
kJ	805	861	1089	923	1151	1030	830	635	587	578	514	505	448	407	440	349	355	361	361	319	319	277	240	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	ESE 9	SSW 9	S 17	E 4	E 4	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 12
kJ	49	31	31	28	29	17	17	120	99	39	15	16	15	52	8	9	129	115	159	221	206	189	176	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	S 17	S 16	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	S 13
kJ	69	15	15	8	17	8	16	17	16	16	27	8	14	6	86	130	6	3	3	6	6	6	—	126
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	SSW 4	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	E 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	131	18	57	110	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	21	18	14	10	12	4	16	53	80	136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	75	76	318	366	410	0	0	0	0	0	26	83	83	26	23	0	0	26	83	634	556	299	41
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Thompsons Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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