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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 82 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 78 | 89 | 97 | 254 | 141 | 94 | 139 | 103 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 1.93 | 4:03AM 2.11 | 4:20PM 1.94 | 4:37AM 2.07 | 4:54PM 1.90 | 5:12AM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM -0.04 | 9:48PM -0.06 | 10:14AM -0.06 | 10:22PM -0.06 | 10:48AM -0.03 | 10:58PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 22 |
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