
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1385 | 1398 | 1420 | 1376 | 1229 | 1074 | 948 | 918 | 805 | 702 | 690 | 384 | 371 | 366 | 343 | 358 | 378 | 566 | 355 | 377 | 533 | 382 | 392 | 472 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.20m | 1:43AM1.43m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:40AM1.52m | 3:12PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.38m | 7:17PM0.40m | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:22PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.16m | 9:16PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1385 | 1398 | 1420 | 1376 | 1229 | 1074 | 948 | 918 | 805 | 702 | 690 | 194 | 371 | 300 | 343 | 272 | 272 | 332 | 355 | 377 | 428 | 382 | 392 | 472 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 384 | — | 3 | 295 | 289 | 282 | 229 | 224 | 178 | 175 | 168 | 128 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 136 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 315 | 286 | 366 | — | 358 | 378 | 566 | — | — | 533 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 295 | 212 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 189 | 272 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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