Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3664
3222
2905
2825
2320
1663
1484
1178
902
663
564
395
321
387
522
393
456
351
368
681
381
509
694
789
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:35AM1.18m
8:35PM1.12m
9:15AM1.04m
10:46PM1.11m
11:28AM1.04m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.49m
1:57PM0.50m
2:54AM0.63m
3:45PM0.59m
5:23AM0.63m
5:42PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:37
5:36
5:34
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
22
23
24
21
19
18
18
22
29
30
25
23
23
16
15
14
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
12
17
18
19
20
18
17
17
21
28
29
24
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
3664
3222
2905
2825
2320
1663
1484
1178
902
663
564
395
290
228
265
239
257
351
368
324
67
69
487
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
13
174
127
93
98
99
98
5
6
69
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
1
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
14
36
57
74
108
146
204
233
321
387
522
393
456
681
381
509
694
789
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
1
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
44
379
831
430
430
324
396
295
272
272
324
295
44
1
1
1
1
1
124
263
261
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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