Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.4° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.8
SW
10
1.7
S
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
2.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1730
688
593
477
380
302
187
215
469
461
476
524
599
682
778
345
249
520
703
510
1107
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:02PM1.65m
6:10AM1.47m
6:40PM1.58m
6:47AM1.37m
7:18PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.03m
00:11AM0.19m
12:17PM0.10m
00:50AM0.28m
12:52PM0.20m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
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Temp °C
19
20
17
16
15
15
14
15
20
21
18
17
16
16
15
15
19
21
18
16
15
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
19
19
17
16
15
14
13
13
17
18
16
14
12
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