Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 191 | 150 | 117 | 198 | 187 | 372 | 366 | 334 | 350 | 447 | 646 | 905 | 1028 | 1145 | 1208 | 1090 | 679 | 746 | 604 | 763 | 899 | 742 | 826 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.57m | 5:03AM1.59m | 5:34PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.50m | 6:22PM1.52m | 6:33AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.07m | 11:41PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
338 | 191 | 125 | 113 | 86 | 76 | 372 | 366 | 334 | 350 | 447 | 646 | 905 | 1028 | 1145 | 1208 | 1090 | 679 | 746 | 604 | 763 | 899 | 742 | 826 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
30 | 99 | 150 | 117 | 112 | 187 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 124 | 463 | 273 | 329 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 29 | 61 | 103 | 198 | 112 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 56 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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