Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 897 | 717 | 270 | 234 | 385 | 545 | 190 | 190 | 165 | 137 | 90 | 70 | 80 | 109 | 151 | 135 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.29m | 7:04PM1.23m | 7:57AM1.18m | 8:27PM1.08m | 9:51AM1.14m | 10:35PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.30m | 12:50PM0.44m | 1:25AM0.44m | 2:12PM0.59m | 2:55AM0.54m | 4:25PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 393 | 351 | 309 | 270 | 234 | 234 | 228 | 190 | 190 | 165 | 137 | 90 | 70 | 64 | 46 | 32 | 135 | 97 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 96 | 94 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | 58 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 63 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 56 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 40 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 107 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 745 | 897 | 717 | — | — | 385 | 545 | — | — | 3 | 29 | 44 | 58 | 37 | 109 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 324 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 104 | 104 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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