Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST
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Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
167
145
173
429
298
303
285
319
285
354
255
320
382
387
334
271
206
192
181
277
328
263
268
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06AM1.61m
5:34PM1.50m
5:51AM1.49m
6:24PM1.42m
6:40AM1.34m
7:22PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.10m
11:39PM0.21m
12:06PM0.19m
00:31AM0.34m
12:56PM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:14
5:14
5:13
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1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
22
24
21
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
21
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.6
E
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
13
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
119
167
80
173
291
298
303
285
319
285
264
255
94
81
55
50
271
206
192
60
23
33
59
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
S
8
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
137
21
145
137
104
101
149
140
140
140
133
96
6
22
21
44
45
66
70
61
35
32
13
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
21
85
59
77
93
58
56
35
18
31
23
23
17
26
3
6
31
30
25
16
35
13
35
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
1.8
SE
8
0.5
E
9
1.7
SE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
NE
5
1.4
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
14
69
429
10
35
34
50
354
39
320
382
387
334
235
40
181
277
328
263
268
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
104
104
104
490
297
152
121
137
152
432
513
379
379
324
345
121
126
295
430
278
272
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Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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