Cintsa East Surf Break
Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cintsa East

Issued: 7 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
19.0° C

2.2°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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1495
497
441
517
573
639
592
581
581
540
540
540
505
496
467
443
392
408
346
346
296
239
208
192
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:36PM1.26m
7:40AM1.18m
8:33PM1.25m
8:45AM1.12m
9:40PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.37m
1:43AM0.53m
1:59PM0.41m
2:49AM0.55m
3:00PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
17
19
17
15
14
13
12
13
18
20
18
16
15
15
15
16
21
21
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
8
10
14
16
15
13
11
10
9
10
16
18
16
13
12
12
12
13
19
17
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
518
497
418
352
573
639
592
581
581
540
540
540
505
496
467
443
392
408
346
346
296
239
198
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
309
309
441
517
333
289
235
230
194
157
122
92
68
68
48
19
16
80
82
136
113
111
105
101
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
122
120
24
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
6
6
20
39
51
46
18
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
10
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
SW
3
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SW
8
Energy kJ
1495
3
11
31
7
124
222
208
192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
44
44
1
1
0
0
0
0
28
196
324
143
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
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