Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.0° C
2.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2333
2299
2029
1821
1617
1568
1385
1398
1420
1376
1229
1074
948
918
805
702
464
384
352
347
302
331
240
312
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:02PM1.11m
00:34AM1.34m
1:20PM1.20m
1:43AM1.43m
2:21PM1.33m
2:40AM1.52m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.48m
7:07AM0.38m
7:17PM0.40m
8:09AM0.27m
8:22PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
5
3
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
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