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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 6PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | |
4437 | 4723 | 5209 | 5179 | 6872 | 4189 | 5146 | 5973 | 5341 | 4647 | 3844 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1338 | 1047 | 833 | 699 | 555 | 803 | 2550 | 3025 | 2577 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:23AM1.54m | 2:42PM1.41m | 2:52AM1.59m | 3:11PM1.46m | 3:20AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:40AM0.20m | 8:39PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.14m | 9:08PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
 kJ | 2798 | 2929 | 3230 | 3477 | 3669 | 4189 | 5146 | 5973 | 5341 | 4647 | 3844 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1338 | 1047 | 833 | 699 | 555 | 543 | 2550 | 3025 | 2577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 87 | 85 | 124 | 110 | 107 | 144 | 803 | 249 | 32 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 13 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 50 | 10 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 4437 | 4723 | 5209 | 5179 | 6872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 576 | 461 | 379 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 262 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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