Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
19.5° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1090
669
811
447
660
557
549
1699
1003
956
1054
1173
1118
948
833
714
320
217
235
200
229
198
197
282
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:22PM1.52m
6:33AM1.40m
7:11PM1.46m
7:20AM1.28m
8:03PM1.39m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.12m
00:30AM0.28m
12:44PM0.20m
1:21AM0.38m
1:30PM0.29m
2:17AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
17
16
15
16
16
18
19
17
16
15
14
13
13
18
22
19
17
17
17
18
19
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
14
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
12
10
10
14
18
15
14
14
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1090
669
811
447
660
557
549
913
1003
956
1054
1173
1118
948
833
714
320
217
235
200
101
121
106
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
124
457
346
329
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
213
129
82
57
198
190
115
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
17
17
7
7
8
7
7
2
39
10
30
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
14
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
2
26
33
57
71
73
1699
2
8
20
40
77
106
229
198
197
282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
28
28
9
0
0
0
28
28
872
28
0
1
1
1
100
124
295
295
124
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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