Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 350 | 339 | 333 | 328 | 368 | 516 | 590 | 754 | 580 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 277 | 367 | 512 | 722 | 1222 | 1170 | 302 | 494 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.03m | 10:42PM1.18m | 11:55AM1.04m | 00:36AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.56m | 5:31AM0.56m | 5:55PM0.57m | 7:11AM0.45m | 7:30PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 447 | 350 | 339 | 333 | 328 | 368 | 516 | 590 | 754 | 580 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 277 | 367 | 512 | 722 | 90 | 90 | 242 | 44 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 52 | 34 | 62 | 84 | 117 | 108 | 88 | 110 | 115 | 92 | 46 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 2 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 92 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 33 | 67 | 227 | 198 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 93 | — | 1222 | 1170 | 302 | 494 | 407 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 196 | 379 | 212 | 124 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1096 | 2975 | 576 | 461 |
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