
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 346 | 529 | 445 | 589 | 789 | 541 | 398 | 306 | 269 | 230 | 166 | 132 | 92 | 120 | 126 | 239 | 226 | 186 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.73m | 4:13AM1.58m | 4:24PM1.67m | 4:40AM1.53m | 4:50PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:11AM0.07m | 10:33PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.13m | 10:59PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
322 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 346 | 326 | 445 | 351 | 184 | 304 | 252 | 306 | 269 | 230 | 166 | 132 | 44 | 120 | 126 | 239 | 151 | 144 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
35 | 37 | 41 | 71 | 83 | — | 246 | 238 | 175 | 152 | 113 | 111 | 107 | 106 | 60 | 56 | 92 | 33 | 48 | 94 | 226 | 186 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 8 | — |
94 | 94 | 92 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | 61 | 54 | 82 | 83 | 109 | 65 | 77 | 102 | 59 | 3 | 16 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
55 | 80 | — | 191 | 177 | 529 | — | 589 | 789 | 541 | 398 | — | 1 | 23 | 133 | 85 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 139 | 262 | 124 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 461 | 0 | 132 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 167 | 165 |
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