Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.5° C

2.0°C colder than average for this time of year

Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
307
307
472
472
679
568
411
301
293
204
198
135
315
582
964
1273
1467
1518
1210
1025
973
784
529
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
N
15
NE
15
N
10
N
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:19AM1.22m
1:00PM1.09m
1:15AM1.25m
1:51PM1.16m
2:01AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.57m
6:51AM0.51m
6:51PM0.54m
7:41AM0.44m
7:45PM0.49m
8:22AM0.38m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
17
16
17
21
23
21
20
20
19
19
19
23
26
21
19
19
20
20
20
26
29
Feels °C
18
16
17
17
15
16
19
21
20
21
20
19
18
17
22
26
21
20
19
19
18
18
24
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
322
307
307
472
472
679
568
411
301
293
71
53
41
53
582
964
1273
1467
1518
1210
1025
973
784
529
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
124
184
177
123
123
17
17
3
3
3
204
198
135
315
61
53
56
61
62
48
35
34
24
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
16
7
2
11
107
121
54
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
43
9
69
99
92
66
66
94
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
3
28
0
0
0
23
9
272
144
124
100
1
1
1
0
0
28
0
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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