Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 484 | 706 | 785 | 886 | 994 | 708 | 1518 | 1428 | 1224 | 960 | 763 | 1573 | 1909 | 2864 | 3674 | 3986 | 2963 | 2078 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21PM1.19m | 2:24AM1.29m | 2:49PM1.34m | 2:53AM1.40m | 3:15PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.49m | 8:37AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.36m | 9:03AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 244 | 484 | 706 | 785 | 886 | 994 | 406 | 1518 | 1428 | 1224 | 960 | 763 | 1573 | 1909 | 2864 | 3674 | 3986 | 2963 | 2078 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 708 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 379 | 379 |
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