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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 pm Monday 04 May 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.7°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 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | |
173 | 168 | 163 | 251 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 171 | 160 | 176 | 199 | 418 | 349 | 608 | 2408 | 3491 | 3578 | 3674 | 4303 | 3986 | 3418 | 3178 | 2044 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.41m | 5:10AM1.44m | 5:32PM1.34m | 5:40AM1.35m | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:01PM0.28m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 32 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
30 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 98 | 168 | 163 | 251 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 171 | 160 | 89 | 199 | 418 | 165 | 608 | 2408 | 3491 | 3578 | 3674 | 4303 | 3986 | 3418 | 3178 | 2044 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 173 | 71 | 74 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 154 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 51 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 13 | 7 | — | — | 54 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 122 | 176 | 138 | 382 | 349 | 5 | 39 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 23 | 1404 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 457 | 143 | 165 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 196 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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