Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 143 | 219 | 189 | 153 | 565 | 655 | 1075 | 1541 | 1646 | 1487 | 1455 | 1392 | 1701 | 1357 | 1852 | 2100 | 1773 | 1962 | 3134 | 1896 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.78m | 4:40AM1.62m | 4:56PM1.73m | 5:07AM1.56m | 5:23PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM-0.04m | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:41AM-0.01m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:08AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 143 | 143 | 85 | 93 | 77 | 565 | 655 | 719 | 688 | 662 | 487 | 376 | 371 | 1328 | 265 | 1446 | 1537 | 137 | 131 | 2023 | 1896 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 60 | 48 | 82 | 75 | 37 | 73 | 50 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 297 | — | 192 | 187 | — | — | 112 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 61 | 7 | 135 | 135 | 74 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 219 | 189 | 153 | 303 | 496 | 1075 | 1541 | 1646 | 1487 | 1455 | 1392 | 1701 | 1357 | 1852 | 2100 | 1773 | 1962 | 3134 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 341 | 457 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 402 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 500 | 460 | 272 | 272 | 262 | 263 | 131 | 1 | 1 |
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