Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
446
445
442
432
538
477
492
512
535
601
559
520
490
508
480
480
469
480
480
445
445
445
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
0
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
0
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07PM1.48m
4:11AM1.52m
4:35PM1.55m
4:39AM1.54m
5:03PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.16m
10:07PM0.24m
10:21AM0.10m
10:36PM0.20m
10:48AM0.06m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
13
15
13
13
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
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