Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (26 Jun)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1447
1450
1518
1210
1025
973
784
651
514
431
431
425
317
307
246
246
192
186
214
368
1138
1327
2682
2813
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM1.30m
2:34PM1.23m
2:42AM1.35m
3:11PM1.30m
3:18AM1.40m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.49m
8:22AM0.38m
8:29PM0.43m
8:59AM0.31m
9:07PM0.37m
9:34AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
20
27
29
25
23
22
20
20
20
27
30
26
23
22
20
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
21
20
20
19
19
18
25
27
24
20
19
16
16
16
23
27
25
20
19
17
14
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1447
1450
1518
1210
1025
973
784
651
514
431
431
425
317
307
246
246
192
186
183
175
1138
1327
31
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
51
49
49
35
35
47
47
47
48
54
55
55
54
42
44
45
45
45
45
368
40
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
23
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
18
9
10
2
44
214
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
SW
3
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
82
1
3
2
5
86
206
2682
2813
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
8
5
Distance (km)
44
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
9
165
332
497
461
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
8
7
8
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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