Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
20.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
3
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.6
ENE
7
1
S
10
1.7
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1054
1145
1091
1039
918
711
331
256
235
196
229
197
289
94
94
72
123
167
204
226
236
273
432
582
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:11PM1.46m
7:20AM1.28m
8:03PM1.39m
8:12AM1.17m
9:00PM1.31m
9:15AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.38m
1:30PM0.29m
2:17AM0.47m
2:20PM0.39m
3:20AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
13
19
23
19
17
17
17
18
20
26
25
22
21
22
21
21
20
22
24
Feels °C
16
15
13
12
11
10
14
19
14
14
14
14
15
17
25
23
21
20
20
20
20
19
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
Energy kJ
1054
1145
1091
1039
918
711
331
256
235
196
114
128
112
91
73
60
63
67
204
226
236
163
432
582
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
S
17
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
6
7
7
8
8
8
213
129
82
79
194
196
124
94
94
71
53
167
49
48
44
273
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
18
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
7
12
39
10
47
29
29
72
123
52
48
28
162
42
64
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
20
45
110
135
229
197
289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
28
44
1
0
1
9
124
272
272
124
1
1
1
0
0
52
9
1
0
0
0
1
1
44
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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