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Cintsa West in East London is an exposed point break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Easily blown out by onshore winds Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Cintsa West Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Cintsa West surf quality by season and Cintsa West surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to South-Africa - East London surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Cintsa West

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cintsa West:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cintsa East	1 mi
Second closest break	Glen Eden	1 mi
Third closest break	Queensberry Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Yellowsands Beach	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Yellow sands Point	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cintsa West:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4476 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5369 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5400 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5771 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5926 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cintsa West:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	268 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2626 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2782 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3150 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3415 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cintsa West:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	150 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cintsa West:
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	75 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cintsa West is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cintsa West is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 152 km (94 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 154 km (96 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Cintsa West and is 265 km (165 miles) away.