Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
!
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
3
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
13
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
13
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
384
303
246
246
192
186
214
364
1203
1194
1957
2271
2055
4226
1423
1065
861
503
598
649
247
431
495
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:42AM1.35m
3:11PM1.30m
3:18AM1.40m
3:46PM1.36m
3:52AM1.44m
4:19PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.31m
9:07PM0.37m
9:34AM0.26m
9:43PM0.33m
10:06AM0.21m
10:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
27
30
27
24
22
20
18
16
17
16
14
15
15
14
14
14
17
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
17
16
16
22
26
25
21
19
18
15
11
12
10
9
11
12
11
13
12
14
14
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
S
13
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
425
384
303
246
246
192
186
186
241
1203
1194
33
33
22
1622
1423
1065
861
503
598
649
247
431
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
E
9
1
S
13
Energy kJ
41
40
40
42
45
45
45
45
364
41
30
48
24
36
35
33
121
19
11
104
16
345
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
2
9
2
2
44
214
58
32
14
15
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.2
SW
6
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
3
SW
14
0.6
ENE
8
1.1
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
6
2.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
1
21
120
1957
2271
2055
4226
47
48
49
130
495
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
4
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
104
297
432
461
324
28
0
0
0
0
100
9
430
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
5
9
7
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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