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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
129 | 107 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 68 | 146 | 193 | 262 | 673 | 2413 | 3823 | 2167 | 2040 | 2203 | 2517 | 2873 | 2829 | 2981 | 3017 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.39m | 5:03AM1.42m | 5:31PM1.36m | 5:35AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.32m | 11:17AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.37m | 11:51AM0.27m | 00:07AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 77 | 78 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 36 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 68 | 146 | 193 | 262 | 673 | 21 | 2938 | 2167 | 2040 | 2203 | 2517 | 2873 | 2829 | 2981 | 3017 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 129 | 107 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 47 | 63 | 17 | 34 | 118 | 192 | 139 | — | — | 347 | 212 | 212 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 112 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | 82 | — | 31 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 56 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 33 | — | — | — | 2413 | 3823 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 212 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 189 | 100 | 132 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 163 |
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