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Zinkwazi surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Zinkwazi today?
The current surf forecast for Zinkwazi at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zinkwazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 81 | 134 | 241 | 240 | 243 | 213 | 213 | 184 | 203 | 176 | 148 | 120 | 120 | 215 | 349 | 364 | 284 | 202 | 156 | 161 | 157 | 150 | 147 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:39PM 1.25 | 8:59AM 1.18 | 10:23PM 1.11 | 12:04PM 1.24 | 12:37AM 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 0.65 | 2:06AM 0.70 | 3:30PM 0.84 | 5:01AM 0.77 | 6:35PM 0.75 | 6:47AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
The wind is still cross-on at Zinkwazi (light winds from the NNE at Durban Shaka Airport 56 km from Zinkwazi). 1.5m 10s swell from the S to make surfable waves.
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