Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 389 | 326 | 313 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 181 | 151 | 117 | 352 | 427 | 504 | 547 | 577 | 468 | 527 | 475 | 468 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.52m | 6:38AM1.32m | 6:59PM1.38m | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:30PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.16m | 00:40AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.29m | 1:10AM0.42m | 1:09PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 396 | 389 | 326 | 313 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 151 | 117 | 352 | 427 | 504 | 547 | 577 | 468 | 527 | 138 | 163 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 86 | 99 | 118 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 100 | 75 | 85 | 87 | 113 | 110 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 57 | 475 | 468 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 4 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 26 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 181 | 73 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 60 | — | 1 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 261 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 78 | 44 | 262 | 0 | 28 | 297 |
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