Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 75 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 251 | 471 | 515 | 545 | 531 | 507 | 492 | 405 | 318 | 293 | 217 | 213 | 173 | 461 | 490 | 498 | 537 | 569 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.39m | 2:41PM1.53m | 2:51AM1.50m | 3:07PM1.66m | 3:19AM1.58m | 3:34PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:48PM0.19m | 8:53AM0.10m | 9:16PM0.08m | 9:20AM0.02m | 9:44PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 80 | 63 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 138 | 515 | 545 | 531 | 507 | 492 | 405 | 318 | 293 | 217 | 213 | 173 | 461 | 490 | 498 | 537 | 569 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 251 | 471 | 138 | 118 | 94 | 92 | 44 | 32 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 84 | 71 | 70 | 80 | 99 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | 51 | 53 | 70 | 33 | 94 | 23 | 43 | 67 | — | 5 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 70 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 379 | 152 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 44 | 261 | 262 | 131 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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