Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.4° C

3.0°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
!
!
!
3
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
1.9
SW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
498
414
408
402
181
224
359
353
353
341
722
572
483
334
429
1508
2394
2842
5296
1308
1398
1500
1822
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19PM1.40m
4:24AM1.46m
4:52PM1.44m
4:55AM1.46m
5:24PM1.45m
5:26AM1.45m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.30m
10:38AM0.18m
10:50PM0.29m
11:08AM0.16m
11:24PM0.30m
11:39AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<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>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
7
4
3
Temp °C
18
15
15
14
13
14
16
20
18
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
20
Feels °C
15
13
14
13
11
12
14
18
18
19
17
16
14
11
6
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
350
498
414
408
402
181
224
235
235
201
165
714
572
483
334
314
35
24
14
2614
1308
1398
1500
1822
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
1.5
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
9
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
105
39
15
30
56
160
198
359
353
353
341
165
133
108
86
66
8
25
26
6
605
8
445
234
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
13
Energy kJ
15
27
40
57
66
99
66
73
116
165
275
722
6
7
7
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SSW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.9
SW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SW
11
0.4
WNW
4
1.9
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2
SW
10
Energy kJ
30
12
33
3
3
3
7
39
217
429
1508
2394
2842
5296
7
734
1162
738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
3
4
5
4
Distance (km)
295
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
382
430
572
432
345
324
262
266
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
5
7
9
9
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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