Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 263 | 308 | 449 | 217 | 905 | 225 | 205 | 206 | 229 | 961 | 961 | 952 | 777 | 775 | 675 | 502 | 485 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.18m | 2:37AM1.30m | 3:06PM1.29m | 3:11AM1.39m | 3:37PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.35m | 9:04PM0.39m | 9:25AM0.25m | 9:36PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 313 | 88 | 113 | 106 | 94 | 307 | 225 | 205 | 198 | 121 | 961 | 961 | 952 | 575 | 775 | 675 | 502 | 363 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 186 | 140 | 449 | 217 | 79 | 62 | 34 | 206 | 198 | 102 | 138 | 6 | 15 | 539 | 505 | 462 | 178 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 263 | 215 | 18 | 61 | 11 | 53 | 92 | 33 | 191 | 25 | 25 | — | 6 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 485 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 190 | 308 | — | — | 905 | 46 | 145 | 160 | 229 | — | — | 497 | 777 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 196 | 430 | 539 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 100 | 152 | 432 | 902 | 104 | 0 | 78 |
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