Cintsa West Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 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 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
4
5
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
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
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
7
3
SW
11
4
SW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
181
285
271
258
203
199
153
145
143
140
109
109
107
105
103
99
143
259
2548
4002
857
604
439
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
21
23
20
18
17
17
17
18
25
29
25
21
18
18
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
19
20
19
17
15
14
13
14
21
26
23
18
17
17
16
16
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
8
1
E
8
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
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
80
181
285
271
258
203
144
133
108
108
88
88
88
90
90
92
74
143
237
1354
1226
857
604
439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
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
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
133
81
81
60
54
55
199
153
145
143
140
109
109
107
105
103
99
78
59
42
41
16
42
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
58
56
69
69
69
52
52
52
17
23
16
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
1.1
SW
5
1.7
SSW
7
3
SW
11
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
2
19
45
100
122
163
1
1
2
2
67
259
2548
4002
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
43
271
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
105
461
380
380
2
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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