Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 239 | 724 | 919 | 744 | 538 | 447 | 392 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 317 | 516 | 590 | 645 | 588 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.14m | 8:56PM1.26m | 9:39AM1.03m | 10:42PM1.18m | 11:55AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.45m | 3:32AM0.54m | 3:46PM0.56m | 5:31AM0.56m | 5:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 120 | 120 | 724 | 919 | 744 | 538 | 447 | 392 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 317 | 516 | 590 | 645 | 588 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 246 | 239 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 62 | 44 | 97 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 62 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 9 | S 7 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 62 | 25 | — | 44 | 43 | 60 | 44 | 48 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 50 | 77 | 90 | 197 | — | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 324 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 513 | 345 | 212 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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