Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 92 | 95 | 78 | 807 | 3879 | 4170 | 3314 | 2646 | 2020 | 905 | 764 | 2048 | 2048 | 1718 | 1657 | 1359 | 1228 | 1087 | 956 | 826 | 813 | 670 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.30m | 1:52AM1.55m | 2:25PM1.40m | 2:43AM1.62m | 3:14PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.26m | 7:29PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.17m | 8:23PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 92 | 74 | 78 | 59 | 2037 | 1941 | 1404 | 1144 | 923 | 905 | 764 | 2048 | 2048 | 1718 | 1657 | 1359 | 1228 | 1087 | 956 | 826 | 813 | 670 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 76 | 95 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 71 | 405 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 78 | 74 | 57 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | ENE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 65 | 6 | 82 | — | — | — | 51 | 50 | 33 | — | 28 | 41 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 171 | 807 | 3879 | 4170 | 3314 | 2646 | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 51 | 62 | 58 | 111 | 141 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 587 | 379 | 104 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 212 | 179 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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