Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1215 | 651 | 588 | 481 | 383 | 349 | 447 | 351 | 770 | 681 | 546 | 340 | 602 | 340 | 746 | 302 | 331 | 434 | 301 | 330 | 657 | 546 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.33m | 1:33AM1.30m | 1:55PM1.49m | 2:12AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.44m | 7:33PM0.38m | 7:39AM0.29m | 8:11PM0.24m | 8:14AM0.17m | 8:44PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 770 | 651 | 588 | 481 | 383 | 349 | 307 | 262 | 354 | 346 | 290 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 65 | 284 | 237 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 657 | 168 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 89 | 87 | 58 | — | 15 | 35 | 79 | 117 | 273 | 279 | 248 | 206 | 602 | 111 | 111 | 93 | 331 | 434 | 301 | 330 | 151 | 546 | 525 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 95 | 87 | 121 | 37 | 63 | 338 | 302 | 47 | 24 | 274 | 254 | 190 | 145 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 1215 | — | 217 | 65 | 176 | 279 | 447 | 351 | 770 | 681 | 546 | — | — | 123 | 746 | 69 | 89 | 96 | 109 | 173 | 189 | 214 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 324 | 461 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 212 | 212 | 179 | 179 | 272 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 1 | 0 |
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