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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | |
88 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 138 | 188 | 183 | 237 | 582 | 505 | 366 | 204 | 151 | 147 | 83 | 85 | 51 | 49 | 123 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.25m | 11:49AM1.08m | 00:20AM1.31m | 12:49PM1.15m | 1:07AM1.36m | 1:35PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.53m | 5:46PM0.49m | 6:50AM0.46m | 6:43PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
88 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 74 | 188 | 183 | 175 | 582 | 505 | 366 | 204 | 151 | 147 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 49 | 123 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 46 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
43 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 138 | 54 | 54 | 237 | 56 | 64 | 59 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 83 | 81 | 51 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 54 | 51 | 68 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 19 |
30 | 42 | 26 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 69 | 52 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 50 | 96 | — | — | — | 19 | 61 | 112 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 272 | 278 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 272 | 124 | 1 | 0 |
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