Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.23° S 31.49° E

Zinkwazi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zinkwazi sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
14
0.2
ESE
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.2
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
58
124
234
282
249
236
236
405
6
674
769
985
575
656
1088
1111
891
771
878
489
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
NNE
5
NW
40
SSW
45
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM2.02m
3:50AM1.93m
4:06PM2.08m
4:18AM1.95m
4:35PM2.08m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.01m
9:46PM0.01m
9:52AM-0.05m
10:14PM-0.04m
10:21AM-0.07m
10:44PM-0.03m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:37
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5:37
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5:52
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2
1
4
3
1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
23
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
24
24
20
20
24
22
22
26
16
15
15
14
15
13
11
11
10
12
13
15
15
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