Zinkwazi Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
15
1.6
S
5
2.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
432
413
178
155
412
585
932
635
503
340
260
187
160
118
116
96
97
205
0
403
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
NE
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
45
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00PM1.27m
8:20AM1.13m
9:25PM1.12m
12:05PM1.05m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.64m
2:22AM0.75m
2:39PM0.81m
4:42AM0.86m
6:12PM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
26
36
34
20
19
Feels °C
15
16
18
19
21
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
15
16
23
32
31
13
12
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