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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 1 am Wednesday 27 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
216 | 54 | 133 | 97 | 78 | 80 | 69 | 175 | 549 | 276 | 475 | 459 | 437 | 543 | 590 | 706 | 986 | 986 | 950 | 917 | 822 | 811 | 811 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.36m | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:47AM1.41m | 2:13PM1.29m | 2:22AM1.45m | 2:47PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.31m | 8:07PM0.36m | 8:39AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 78 | 54 | 133 | 97 | 78 | 72 | 47 | 175 | 549 | 276 | 475 | 459 | 437 | 543 | 590 | 706 | 986 | 986 | 950 | 917 | 822 | 811 | 811 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 80 | 69 | 92 | 14 | 140 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 19 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 23 | 23 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 324 | 461 | 28 | 28 | 104 |
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