Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 253 | 307 | 453 | 439 | 192 | 248 | 1157 | 1552 | 1106 | 686 | 695 | 509 | 337 | 1007 | 196 | 140 | 75 | 99 | 83 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM0.98m | 10:23AM0.95m | 11:04PM0.95m | 12:15PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.72m | 2:49AM0.69m | 4:42PM0.77m | 5:28AM0.65m | 6:29PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 253 | 307 | 453 | 439 | 126 | 248 | 43 | 54 | 90 | 62 | 442 | 337 | 263 | 233 | 196 | 140 | 72 | 82 | 83 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 6 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 129 | 51 | 51 | 42 | 41 | 192 | 62 | — | — | 18 | 93 | 109 | 121 | 106 | 107 | 51 | 75 | 60 | 33 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 67 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 155 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | E 2 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1157 | 1552 | 1106 | 686 | 695 | 509 | 337 | 1007 | — | — | 1 | 99 | 38 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 324 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 324 | 461 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 295 | 430 | 272 | 52 |
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