Zinkwazi surf forecast

Zinkwazi Beach · KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa

Today at Zinkwazi: waves 0.4–0.6 m, knee to waist around 06:00 (7 s swell), cross-offshore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.

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Zinkwazi surf forecast, next 7 days

The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.

Day	Best	Waves	Wind	Beg.	Int.	Adv.
Today	06:00	0.4–0.6 m	cross-offshore	Poor	Poor	Poor
Thu 22	06:00	0.4–0.6 m	offshore	Poor	Poor	Poor
Fri 23	08:00	0.4–0.6 m	cross-offshore	Poor	Poor	Poor
Sat 24	07:00	0.6–1 m	cross-shore	Poor–Fair	Poor–Fair	Poor
Sun 25	06:00	0.5–0.7 m	cross-shore	Poor	Poor	Poor
Mon 26	08:00	0.3–0.5 m	cross-offshore	Poor	Poor	Poor
Tue 27	18:00	0.8–1.2 m	cross-shore	Poor–Fair	Poor–Fair	Poor

Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.

Zinkwazi, a holiday village on the North Coast past Ballito and Stanger, has a right point over sand and rock plus beach and reef peaks both ways. South-southwest swells with west wind are best; it blows out quickly once the wind swings. Crowds are thin even on good days. Beginners can use the beach peaks on small days, away from the point.

Break: point break, rights; faces ESE
Level: intermediate
Best swell: SSW, S, SW
Best wind: W, WNW, NW (offshore)
Best tide: all tides
Season: April-September
Typical size: 1-2.5 m
Crowd: low
Hazards: Blows out quickly once the wind turns; Rocks among the sand; Shark nets in place

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Questions

Is Zinkwazi good for beginners?

It is best for intermediate surfers (blows out quickly once the wind turns; rocks among the sand).

What swell, wind and tide work best at Zinkwazi?

SSW, S, SW swell, W, WNW, NW wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 1-2.5 m.

Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Zinkwazi are in the Surf Spoting app.