Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.5° C

2.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
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4
!
!
!
!
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4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4809
4825
4235
2214
1723
2521
3100
3373
2982
2631
2103
1711
1496
1299
1007
865
711
760
650
583
510
445
384
298
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:26AM1.45m
5:56PM1.46m
5:58AM1.42m
6:30PM1.45m
6:33AM1.36m
7:06PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.30m
11:39AM0.16m
11:58PM0.31m
12:10PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:44PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
19
20
18
17
16
14
14
14
19
20
18
15
14
14
13
13
20
24
20
18
18
Feels °C
8
9
9
14
16
16
15
14
11
10
10
16
16
15
12
10
11
9
9
16
20
17
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2341
2394
1396
1517
1723
2521
3100
3373
2982
2631
2103
1711
1496
1299
1007
865
711
760
650
583
510
445
384
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
6
6
501
425
216
175
88
225
188
82
26
47
35
28
74
31
96
87
60
41
25
25
7
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
E
13
0.5
SW
8
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
E
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SW
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
6
16
32
31
12
52
33
15
15
45
31
46
25
25
26
15
14
26
26
25
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
Energy kJ
4809
4825
4235
2214
7
9
3
3
36
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
262
262
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
124
44
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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