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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 7 pm Monday 25 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
188 | 183 | 237 | 582 | 505 | 366 | 204 | 151 | 147 | 83 | 128 | 56 | 49 | 123 | 88 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 168 | 446 | 209 | 475 | 459 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.31m | 12:49PM1.15m | 1:07AM1.36m | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:47AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.49m | 6:50AM0.46m | 6:43PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 188 | 183 | 50 | 582 | 505 | 366 | 204 | 151 | 147 | 83 | 65 | 56 | 49 | 123 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 47 | 168 | 446 | 154 | 475 | 459 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 175 | 58 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 81 | 51 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 80 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 209 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | E 4 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 237 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 93 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 42 | 107 | 196 | — | — | 7 | 28 | 72 | 80 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 35 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 295 | 278 | 124 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 430 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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