Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
139
171
319
435
198
177
459
451
382
326
313
244
239
194
206
154
151
191
289
452
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:02PM1.64m
6:09AM1.44m
6:31PM1.52m
6:38AM1.32m
6:59PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.05m
00:10AM0.19m
12:12PM0.16m
00:40AM0.30m
12:40PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
22
20
20
17
16
16
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
23
20
18
18
15
15
14
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
18
17
16
18
18
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