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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
4598 | 4588 | 4501 | 3901 | 3279 | 2865 | 2457 | 1298 | 2453 | 3924 | 8583 | 7482 | 6234 | 4927 | 7129 | 4809 | 5038 | 4868 | 4391 | 3668 | 3355 | 2524 | 2055 | 1718 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.17m | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.10m | 7:57AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.56m | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 |
12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 4598 | 4588 | 4501 | 3901 | 3279 | 2865 | 2457 | 1298 | 906 | 3307 | 6155 | 5647 | 5123 | 4927 | 4448 | 4809 | 5038 | 4868 | 4391 | 3668 | 3355 | 2524 | 2055 | 1718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 184 | 1004 | 1108 | 581 | 42 | 98 | 286 | 136 | 104 | 78 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 91 | 90 | 80 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | SW 18 | SE 22 | SSE 20 | SE 20 | SSE 18 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | — | 5 | 14 | 22 | 52 | — | 13 | 19 | 41 | 98 | 399 | 34 | 136 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 91 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 6 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 131 | 2453 | 3924 | 8583 | 7482 | 6234 | 1715 | 7129 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 297 | 345 | 379 | 379 | 356 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 262 | 379 | 379 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 262 |
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