Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313121212121212111111106688913131212888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)871177775747371686412658541091557994101123116103102101111111
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
40
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.29
1:25PM
1.33
1:54AM
1.51
2:09PM
1.51
2:30AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.73
7:20AM
0.67
7:35PM
0.53
8:07AM
0.48
8:14PM
0.35
8:40AM
0.31
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:54-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------71--11-------1-
Temp. °C272625242324302927242423232324242424242424232425
Feels °C (?)252727262626302826212422242424242526272727252626
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