Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is

20.3° C

Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	520	531	531	455	506	506	485	485	433	415	385	487	556	587	550	663	1408	1435	1422	1281	1307	1284	1074
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:03PM1.60m				5:07AM1.54m				5:31PM1.62m				5:36AM1.52m				6:01PM1.61m
Low Tide			10:48AM0.06m					11:06PM0.17m				11:15AM0.05m				11:36PM0.17m				11:43AM0.07m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	17	17	16	14	13	12	11	12	17	19	17	15	14
Feels °C	15	14	15	14	14	12	12	12	11	10	13	13	12	11	11	10	8	10	13	15	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	520	531	531	455	506	506	485	485	433	415	385	487	556	587	550	663	1408	1435	1422	1281	1307	1284	1074
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14
kJ	303	246	277	201	192	127	87	86	60	62	39	29	28	43	40	39	36	34	31	50	30	17	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 12	—	S 13	SW 15	S 13	SW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	5	10	10	29	—	3	9	13	20	21	40	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	31	29	24	4	26	26	24	5	19	—	—	—	28	61	32	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	9	460	500	513	432	1	1	1	1	100	497	212	100	1	1	1	1	100	196	295	9	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4					3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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