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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 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
19.8° C
(Which is 3.1°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 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
171 | 266 | 386 | 379 | 354 | 249 | 248 | 657 | 1265 | 1217 | 1147 | 1490 | 3008 | 3317 | 3747 | 4107 | 4437 | 5515 | 6223 | 7264 | 4681 | 4896 | 5296 | 4769 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.14m | 1:12AM1.35m | 1:33PM1.24m | 1:50AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:23AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:35AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.34m | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
30 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 171 | 266 | 386 | 379 | 354 | 249 | 205 | 137 | 121 | 100 | 102 | 73 | 1599 | 1723 | 2047 | 2322 | 2632 | 3267 | 4079 | 4391 | 4681 | 4896 | 5296 | 4769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 44 | 248 | 657 | 1265 | 1217 | 1147 | 1490 | 3008 | 3317 | 3747 | 4107 | 4437 | 5515 | 6223 | 7264 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 28 | 158 | 324 | 513 | 674 | 783 | 902 | 496 | 137 | 132 | 137 | 379 | 432 | 461 | 461 | 262 | 196 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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