Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 128 | 86 | 81 | 54 | 49 | 34 | 40 | 112 | 112 | 125 | 125 | 225 | 188 | 199 | 186 | 192 | 201 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.75m | 3:23AM1.60m | 3:36PM1.79m | 3:57AM1.62m | 4:11PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM-0.01m | 9:21AM0.02m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:56AM0.01m | 10:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 112 | 112 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 178 | 199 | 132 | 192 | 138 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 128 | 86 | 81 | 54 | 49 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 188 | 181 | 28 | 4 | 115 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 57 | 74 | 85 | 105 | 225 | — | — | 186 | 191 | 201 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 272 | 341 | 379 | 379 | 461 | 272 | 263 | 261 | 423 | 431 | 497 | 513 | 836 | 152 | 1 |
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