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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
189
203
311
206
205
330
263
171
171
132
137
167
145
137
127
252
298
302
358
367
326
330
298
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:06PM1.57m
4:22AM1.70m
4:49PM1.56m
5:06AM1.61m
5:34PM1.50m
5:51AM1.49m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.06m
10:38AM0.03m
10:51PM0.12m
11:21AM0.10m
11:39PM0.21m
12:06PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
22
20
19
18
17
17
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
21
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
22
21
19
17
15
14
15
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
21
21
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
S
11
1
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
185
189
203
311
206
205
330
263
171
171
132
119
167
145
108
127
252
298
302
358
367
326
330
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
192
33
49
52
59
45
45
45
34
34
33
137
85
82
137
105
139
149
140
140
140
103
98
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.1
SW
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
24
145
110
4
108
105
18
19
21
30
86
22
21
21
76
93
58
22
15
15
49
37
37
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
47
72
3
2
3
2
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
44
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
104
0
0
1
1
1
430
430
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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