Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2086 | 3061 | 1850 | 1100 | 857 | 768 | 1107 | 1057 | 1060 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 489 | 543 | 617 | 571 | 571 | 571 | 540 | 531 | 531 | 496 | 419 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:48PM1.29m | 6:50AM1.25m | 7:36PM1.26m | 7:40AM1.18m | 8:33PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.42m | 12:28PM0.32m | 00:50AM0.48m | 1:10PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.53m | 1:59PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
2086 | 1949 | 1850 | 1100 | 857 | 768 | 586 | 586 | 497 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 489 | 543 | 617 | 571 | 571 | 571 | 540 | 531 | 531 | 496 | 419 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
39 | 39 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 698 | 553 | 391 | 344 | 360 | 307 | 248 | 243 | 206 | 199 | 165 | 162 | 122 | 90 | 66 | 64 | 45 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
98 | 17 | 67 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 96 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
753 | 3061 | 609 | 465 | 497 | 633 | 1107 | 1057 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 379 | 462 | 167 | 497 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
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