Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 540 | 591 | 464 | 549 | 637 | 982 | 961 | 1041 | 1138 | 651 | 528 | 417 | 383 | 341 | 418 | 600 | 711 | 1363 | 584 | 364 | 317 | 284 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.03m | 12:14PM1.14m | 00:42AM1.15m | 1:14PM1.33m | 1:33AM1.30m | 1:55PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.59m | 6:37PM0.55m | 6:54AM0.44m | 7:33PM0.38m | 7:39AM0.29m | 8:11PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 377 | 220 | 377 | 69 | 201 | 187 | 637 | 702 | 702 | 718 | 651 | 528 | 417 | 383 | 341 | 301 | 262 | 257 | 745 | 584 | 364 | 317 | 266 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 194 | 125 | 213 | 48 | — | 135 | 131 | 92 | 90 | 60 | 58 | — | 38 | 29 | 79 | 116 | 105 | 268 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 284 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 81 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 42 | — | — | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 86 | 37 | 113 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 540 | 591 | 464 | 549 | 637 | 982 | 961 | 1041 | 1138 | — | — | 57 | 114 | 244 | 418 | 600 | 711 | 1363 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 114 | 124 | 263 | 272 | 430 | 295 | 295 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 430 | 430 | 457 | 262 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
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