Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 1933 | 897 | 1042 | 1733 | 924 | 1567 | 1125 | 871 | 555 | 562 | 496 | 418 | 326 | 246 | 199 | 67 | 82 | 195 | 151 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:31PM0.91m | 00:55AM1.03m | 1:46PM1.05m | 1:49AM1.16m | 2:21PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.74m | 7:32AM0.61m | 7:43PM0.62m | 8:09AM0.47m | 8:20PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 34 | 18 | 107 | 887 | 5 | 850 | 625 | 540 | 5 | 562 | 496 | 418 | 326 | 246 | 199 | 67 | 82 | 195 | 151 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | 11 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 62 | 44 | 118 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1933 | 897 | 1042 | 1733 | 924 | 1567 | 1125 | 871 | 555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 305 | 461 | 461 | 457 | 262 | 262 | 0 | 28 | 262 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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