Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
481
332
438
437
525
263
229
198
164
92
128
128
128
139
204
215
186
279
294
170
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
4:59PM1.76m
5:08AM1.60m
5:31PM1.73m
5:40AM1.53m
6:02PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:42AM-0.05m
11:07PM0.05m
11:13AM-0.02m
11:40PM0.11m
11:43AM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
20
19
19
19
17
15
19
20
17
16
17
17
17
18
25
27
23
22
20
Feels °C
20
20
18
17
17
17
14
14
19
20
18
16
17
15
14
15
21
23
22
21
19
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