Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.8° C

2.4°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
628
583
528
398
391
304
263
258
191
159
129
127
102
94
82
80
129
173
178
158
147
138
138
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06PM1.43m
7:12AM1.29m
7:48PM1.40m
7:59AM1.21m
8:40PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:22PM0.29m
2:04AM0.42m
2:08PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
20
23
20
18
17
17
17
17
23
21
18
17
19
20
21
22
27
21
18
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
16
19
17
15
13
12
12
13
20
18
17
15
16
16
16
18
23
17
17
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
638
628
583
528
398
391
304
263
258
191
159
129
127
102
82
82
80
129
173
178
158
147
138
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
62
42
24
26
21
14
18
15
20
23
20
14
59
57
94
67
30
41
41
29
29
13
24
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
27
24
27
22
14
14
14
47
13
45
44
40
15
15
19
17
48
63
50
49
48
35
47
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.7
NE
7
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
4
27
58
46
5
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
124
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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