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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 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.6°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 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 514 | 447 | 308 | 206 | 205 | 276 | 544 | 495 | 227 | 183 | 236 | 181 | 151 | 147 | 142 | 129 | 108 | 151 | 363 | 435 | 346 | 444 | 308 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:11PM 1.58 | 3:25AM 1.80 | 3:45PM 1.63 | 4:00AM 1.83 | 4:20PM 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.02 | 9:10PM 0.01 | 9:40AM -0.05 | 9:44PM -0.03 | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:20PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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