Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SAST
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Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)131313666666127789101012121212121577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101969313015514681675355135209263336521458494439308203144270262412
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:45---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------231--------
Temp. °C192128292723232220202322211918181919232423222221
Feels °C (?)182026282623211917171918202020192019222220192021
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