Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 660 | 553 | 448 | 403 | 322 | 291 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 260 | 250 | 623 | 1071 | 1786 | 2483 | 4585 | 4518 | 3441 | 2529 | 1920 | 722 | 690 | 942 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.99m | 10:48PM1.07m | 12:17PM1.05m | 00:50AM1.17m | 1:31PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.60m | 3:41PM0.65m | 5:43AM0.61m | 6:28PM0.59m | 7:15AM0.46m | 7:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 660 | 553 | 448 | 403 | 322 | 291 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 260 | 250 | 204 | 1071 | 1786 | 2483 | 4585 | 4518 | 3441 | 2529 | 1920 | 722 | 690 | 942 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 26 | SE 7 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 104 | 144 | 131 | 150 | 32 | 33 | 45 | 147 | 64 | 67 | 30 | 623 | 198 | 198 | 158 | — | 81 | — | — | — | 529 | 429 | — | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | S 28 | S 14 | SSW 24 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 235 | 18 | 35 | 126 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 48 | — | 42 | 247 | 232 | 176 | 214 | 125 | 160 | 165 | 120 | 302 | 239 | 225 | 249 | 44 | 85 | 117 | 173 | 293 | 423 | 456 | 481 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 430 | 295 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 179 | 44 | 9 | 114 | 158 | 163 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 457 | 430 | 430 | 471 | 457 | 457 | 278 |
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