Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
2
ENE
1.6
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.4
E
2.4
E
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)677777878888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2002632742502203812874165445174704754354354756537757737627811121954682908
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
1.51
3:25AM
1.69
3:38PM
1.56
3:52AM
1.72
4:05PM
1.58
4:17AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.07
9:38PM
0.05
10:02AM
0.04
10:04PM
0.04
10:27AM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset6:05-------6:02-------6:01-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242324222223292825242323222326272423222120222729
Feels °C (?)242324232323292725242322222224252121191918202526
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