
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 117 | 110 | 76 | 78 | 73 | 236 | 361 | 425 | 485 | 384 | 367 | 356 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 280 | 258 | 240 | 192 | 198 | 202 | 173 | 217 | 267 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.22m | 00:08AM1.11m | 12:39PM1.35m | 1:04AM1.22m | 1:23PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.54m | 6:09PM0.53m | 6:11AM0.46m | 7:05PM0.40m | 7:03AM0.36m | 7:45PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
120 | 117 | 110 | 46 | 78 | 73 | 115 | 128 | 425 | 485 | 384 | 367 | 356 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 280 | 258 | 240 | 192 | 184 | 183 | 173 | 161 | 140 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
18 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 71 | 28 | 236 | 361 | 114 | 81 | 65 | 155 | 123 | 123 | 74 | 49 | 104 | 102 | — | — | 198 | 202 | 155 | 152 | 110 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 19 | 18 | 76 | 21 | 55 | 71 | 51 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 28 | 41 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 54 | 188 | 204 | — | 2 | 11 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 44 | 124 | 127 | 151 | — | 24 | 109 | 217 | 267 | 187 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 851 | 497 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 585 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 324 | 461 | 461 | 143 | 261 | 0 | 104 | 0 |
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