Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
20.6° C

Normal 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
191
150
117
198
187
372
366
334
350
447
646
905
1028
1145
1208
1090
679
746
604
763
899
742
826
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47PM1.57m
5:03AM1.59m
5:34PM1.56m
5:48AM1.50m
6:22PM1.52m
6:33AM1.40m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.05m
10:52PM0.14m
11:17AM0.07m
11:41PM0.20m
12:00PM0.12m
00:30AM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
18
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
18
20
18
17
17
15
16
15
Feels °C
16
18
17
16
16
14
13
13
18
18
17
17
16
15
13
13
17
18
17
15
15
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
338
191
125
113
86
76
372
366
334
350
447
646
905
1028
1145
1208
1090
679
746
604
763
899
742
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
30
99
150
117
112
187
54
51
35
33
23
22
14
8
18
17
124
463
273
329
7
7
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
10
0.1
SW
19
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
5
29
61
103
198
112
10
10
9
9
4
4
4
18
15
8
17
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
23
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
28
100
0
0
1
0
0
0
272
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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