Cintsa West Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa West sea temperature is
21.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Cintsa West surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cintsa West today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa West at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.4
NE
7
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
8
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
1.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
104
133
181
285
271
258
203
163
153
145
143
140
109
109
138
105
103
101
521
276
2248
3503
828
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.13m
11:58PM1.38m
12:36PM1.20m
00:58AM1.47m
1:34PM1.30m
1:52AM1.55m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.44m
6:28AM0.37m
6:29PM0.37m
7:25AM0.26m
7:29PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
20
23
20
18
17
17
17
18
25
28
24
20
17
17
16
18
22
20
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
15
18
21
18
17
15
15
14
14
21
25
22
17
16
16
14
16
18
15
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
106
104
80
181
285
271
258
203
146
111
111
88
88
88
88
90
69
71
76
78
221
1204
1063
828
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
101
104
133
81
81
81
43
49
158
153
145
143
140
109
109
138
105
103
101
59
41
41
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
58
57
71
69
69
51
16
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
2
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
8
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
5
19
35
80
118
163
1
1
3
1
521
276
2248
3503
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
43
271
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
431
380
149
2
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
6
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
3
4
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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