Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 1PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 167 | 165 | 142 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 526 | 640 | 305 | 268 | 203 | 142 | 117 | 95 | 80 | 79 | 115 | 100 | 96 | 326 | 566 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.22m | 1:55AM1.26m | 2:16PM1.38m | 2:23AM1.39m | 2:41PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.48m | 8:02AM0.34m | 8:21PM0.33m | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:48PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 68 | 118 | 68 | 37 | 34 | 340 | 328 | 336 | 305 | 268 | 203 | 142 | 117 | 95 | 80 | 63 | 115 | 100 | 96 | 119 | 138 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 62 | 13 | 67 | 69 | 98 | 45 | 72 | 100 | 87 | 84 | 53 | 64 | 79 | 64 | 48 | 69 | 326 | 566 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 167 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 75 | 65 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 86 | 84 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 3 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 6 | 165 | 142 | 245 | 348 | 474 | 526 | 640 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 51 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 100 | 430 | 457 | 430 | 278 | 261 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 104 | 379 | 148 | 100 |
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