Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 65 | 65 | 140 | 167 | 136 | 100 | 198 | 294 | 508 | 504 | 471 | 305 | 275 | 240 | 173 | 142 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.06m | 1:23AM1.12m | 1:50PM1.22m | 1:55AM1.26m | 2:16PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.63m | 7:35AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.48m | 8:02AM0.34m | 8:21PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 68 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 24 | 377 | 367 | 336 | 305 | 275 | 240 | 173 | 142 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 67 | 95 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 58 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SW 4 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 167 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 3 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 140 | 2 | 136 | 100 | 198 | 294 | 508 | 504 | 471 | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 152 | 297 | 430 | 430 | 460 | 272 | 263 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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