Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.8° C

2.5°C colder than average for this time of year

Cintsa East 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 East today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2982
2405
2103
1711
1468
1202
1007
840
760
699
628
583
519
445
309
304
228
224
191
134
127
122
82
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
5
SE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
5:58AM1.42m
6:30PM1.45m
6:33AM1.36m
7:06PM1.43m
7:12AM1.29m
7:48PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.31m
12:10PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:44PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:22PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
19
20
17
15
15
14
13
13
19
23
20
18
17
17
16
17
22
21
18
17
18
Feels °C
12
10
10
16
16
14
12
12
11
9
9
15
20
18
15
13
13
12
13
19
18
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
2982
2405
2103
1711
1468
1202
1007
840
760
699
628
583
519
445
309
304
228
224
191
134
127
122
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.5
SW
8
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
154
32
26
47
51
55
44
60
64
62
42
26
26
14
12
22
27
22
23
22
22
59
57
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
S
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
51
46
15
15
35
28
30
33
36
27
25
24
22
22
14
14
47
14
44
33
40
14
15
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
6
9
14
41
72
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
44
44
1
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
7
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