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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 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
19.1° C
(Which is 4.4°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 10PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)889999889888121212141413141817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)727630550439380326271230121161161165153343343245661632104722652434171415211109
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
5
NNW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
5
E
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
1.57
4:42AM
1.67
4:56PM
1.53
5:06AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.46
5:30AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.07
10:51AM
0.08
10:55PM
0.13
11:15AM
0.14
11:20PM
0.21
11:40AM
0.23
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--1252211125111---
Temp. °C272423232222252624232121202020202019181818182123
Feels °C (?)262721242425282727262222212121202119171515141617
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