Cintsa East Surf Break
Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cintsa East

Issued: 1 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.2° C

3.3°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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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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3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2086
3061
1850
1100
857
768
1107
1057
1060
433
433
433
489
543
617
571
571
571
540
531
531
496
419
392
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
10
SSE
0
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
0
W
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:10AM1.32m
6:48PM1.29m
6:50AM1.25m
7:36PM1.26m
7:40AM1.18m
8:33PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.42m
12:28PM0.32m
00:50AM0.48m
1:10PM0.37m
1:43AM0.53m
1:59PM0.41m
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
12
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
19
17
14
13
12
12
12
17
18
16
14
14
13
13
13
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
15
15
15
12
12
10
10
10
16
17
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
S
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2086
1949
1850
1100
857
768
586
586
497
433
433
433
489
543
617
571
571
571
540
531
531
496
419
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
39
39
56
39
39
42
698
553
391
344
360
307
248
243
206
199
165
162
122
90
66
64
45
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.5
SW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
19
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
98
17
67
19
35
14
96
122
122
122
24
24
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
8
20
20
38
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
10
3.5
S
12
2.2
SW
8
1.7
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
753
3061
609
465
497
633
1107
1057
1060
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
148
379
462
167
497
461
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
124
44
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
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