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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 am Tuesday 21 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
18.9° C
(Which is 4.3°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 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1496 | 1285 | 1111 | 988 | 874 | 837 | 767 | 1042 | 4169 | 3863 | 2144 | 4049 | 4374 | 2832 | 3137 | 2202 | 4060 | 3401 | 3034 | 2678 | 2386 | 2124 | 1533 | 1335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:53AM 1.54 | 6:18PM 1.38 | 6:37AM 1.36 | 7:12PM 1.24 | 7:35AM 1.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38PM 0.16 | 12:07PM 0.20 | 12:22AM 0.31 | 12:53PM 0.36 | 1:19AM 0.49 | 1:57PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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