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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.2°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 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
171 | 160 | 121 | 164 | 309 | 342 | 302 | 396 | 2648 | 4803 | 5081 | 5793 | 4909 | 4186 | 3493 | 3728 | 3308 | 3104 | 2552 | 2604 | 3485 | 5625 | 4190 | 3389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.34m | 5:40AM1.35m | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.17m | 6:53AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | S 11 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 171 | 160 | 78 | 164 | 86 | 86 | 302 | 396 | 2648 | 4077 | 5081 | 5793 | 4909 | 4186 | 3493 | 3728 | 3308 | 3104 | 862 | 829 | 3485 | 4477 | 4190 | 3389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 14 | S 10 | ESE 11 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 121 | 119 | 49 | 125 | 253 | 187 | 182 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 134 | 15 | 32 | 1055 | 1144 | 18 | 42 | 96 | 218 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SW 19 | S 18 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 22 | SSE 20 | — | SE 18 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 167 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 41 | — | 323 | 194 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 6 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | 56 | 309 | 342 | — | — | — | 4803 | — | — | — | 11 | 237 | 37 | — | 155 | 2552 | 2604 | 1414 | 5625 | 17 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 297 | 356 | 379 | 379 | 382 | 324 | 262 | 262 | 196 |
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