Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 503 | 494 | 411 | 411 | 397 | 390 | 377 | 200 | 1700 | 645 | 700 | 512 | 715 | 1527 | 637 | 1365 | 511 | 467 | 385 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM0.93m | 10:07PM0.97m | 12:31PM0.91m | 00:55AM1.03m | 1:46PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.72m | 5:33AM0.73m | 6:24PM0.74m | 7:32AM0.61m | 7:43PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 598 | 503 | 494 | 411 | 411 | 397 | 390 | 377 | 198 | 32 | 17 | 236 | 173 | 364 | 304 | 462 | 471 | 5 | 467 | 385 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | S 14 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 200 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 240 | 183 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | 16 | 118 | 2 | 1700 | 645 | 700 | 512 | 715 | 1527 | 637 | 1365 | 511 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 430 | 44 | 30 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 297 | 457 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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