Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
19.1° C

1.5°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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
350
336
261
217
328
350
328
333
285
350
557
529
575
568
411
301
293
204
198
135
240
582
976
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.22m
11:53AM1.04m
00:19AM1.22m
1:00PM1.09m
1:15AM1.25m
1:51PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.55m
5:47AM0.55m
5:43PM0.57m
6:51AM0.51m
6:51PM0.54m
7:41AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part 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>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
22
19
17
17
16
16
19
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
18
25
26
Feels °C
22
20
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
19
21
21
20
21
19
18
17
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
E
6
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
375
350
336
261
217
328
350
328
333
285
350
557
529
575
568
411
301
293
48
198
135
240
582
976
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
124
82
184
153
123
123
17
3
3
12
204
28
21
121
44
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
E
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1
34
37
16
16
16
16
16
16
7
3
12
18
63
14
78
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
36
18
45
67
67
62
74
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
28
196
0
0
1
1
9
124
44
124
9
1
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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