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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | |
522 | 483 | 483 | 403 | 338 | 284 | 188 | 181 | 133 | 140 | 127 | 168 | 163 | 251 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 171 | 160 | 121 | 305 | 833 | 2115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.46m | 4:43AM1.51m | 5:03PM1.41m | 5:10AM1.44m | 5:32PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:33PM0.21m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:01PM0.28m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
13 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 522 | 483 | 483 | 403 | 338 | 284 | 188 | 181 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 168 | 163 | 251 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 171 | 160 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 41 | 74 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 19 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 68 | 104 | 140 | 127 | 71 | 41 | 14 | 29 | 89 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 75 | 71 | 7 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 81 | 147 | 116 | 131 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 58 | 30 | — | — | 34 | 19 | 87 | 305 | 833 | 2115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 295 | 278 | 295 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 337 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 262 | 324 | 167 | 212 | 212 |
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