
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2333 | 2299 | 2029 | 1821 | 1617 | 1568 | 1385 | 1398 | 1420 | 1376 | 1229 | 1074 | 948 | 918 | 805 | 702 | 464 | 384 | 352 | 347 | 302 | 331 | 240 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.11m | 00:34AM1.34m | 1:20PM1.20m | 1:43AM1.43m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:40AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.48m | 7:07AM0.38m | 7:17PM0.40m | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:22PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
2333 | 2299 | 2029 | 1821 | 1617 | 1568 | 1385 | 1398 | 1420 | 1376 | 1229 | 1074 | 948 | 918 | 805 | 702 | 464 | 221 | 313 | 300 | 295 | 233 | 240 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 12 | — | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 384 | — | 32 | 3 | 284 | 233 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 173 | 12 | 352 | 347 | 302 | 331 | — | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 124 | 124 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 430 | 379 | 212 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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