
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
397 | 384 | 313 | 349 | 366 | 319 | 520 | 429 | 620 | 540 | 489 | 653 | 666 | 390 | 537 | 494 | 517 | 529 | 476 | 476 | 417 | 427 | 383 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:40AM1.52m | 3:12PM1.46m | 3:29AM1.59m | 3:59PM1.57m | 4:13AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:22PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.16m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.07m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
397 | 194 | 313 | 349 | 330 | 319 | 327 | 292 | 345 | 407 | 365 | 418 | 500 | 390 | 537 | 494 | 517 | 529 | 476 | 476 | 417 | 427 | 383 | 400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
144 | 384 | — | 302 | 244 | 289 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 181 | 172 | 133 | 100 | 170 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
6 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 55 | 155 | 100 | 146 | 42 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
233 | 247 | 312 | — | 366 | — | 520 | 429 | 620 | 540 | 489 | 653 | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 430 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 272 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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