Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 130 | 132 | 125 | 189 | 135 | 128 | 86 | 81 | 54 | 49 | 34 | 40 | 112 | 136 | 98 | 117 | 134 | 316 | 204 | 160 | 138 | 142 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50AM1.54m | 3:02PM1.75m | 3:23AM1.60m | 3:36PM1.79m | 3:57AM1.62m | 4:11PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.07m | 9:17PM-0.01m | 9:21AM0.02m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:56AM0.01m | 10:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 130 | 132 | 103 | 94 | 90 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 112 | 136 | 98 | 117 | 118 | 3 | 204 | 151 | 117 | 142 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 6 | S 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 68 | 86 | 125 | 189 | 135 | 128 | 86 | 81 | 54 | 49 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 15 | 168 | 160 | 138 | 135 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 39 | 59 | 134 | 316 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 261 | 272 | 461 | 278 | 272 | 263 | 44 | 78 | 0 | 295 | 341 | 143 | 297 | 165 | 295 |
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