Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 394 | 384 | 373 | 433 | 490 | 613 | 653 | 469 | 350 | 278 | 230 | 210 | 210 | 217 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 346 | 326 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.70m | 3:16AM1.57m | 3:29PM1.74m | 3:45AM1.59m | 3:57PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.05m | 9:16AM0.04m | 9:41PM0.02m | 9:44AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 207 | 207 | 168 | 373 | 433 | 490 | 613 | 653 | 469 | 350 | 278 | 230 | 210 | 210 | 217 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 258 | 278 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 400 | 394 | 384 | 136 | 169 | 138 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 44 | 346 | 326 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 16 | 16 | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 26 | 113 | 88 | 83 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 26 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 212 | 212 | 430 | 396 | 100 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 78 | 461 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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