Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.9°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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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 Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
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)
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
SW
7
2
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
191
159
129
124
102
94
90
80
131
173
178
161
147
178
140
223
223
246
277
273
195
248
738
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:12AM1.29m
7:48PM1.40m
7:59AM1.21m
8:40PM1.35m
9:02AM1.13m
9:47PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.29m
2:04AM0.42m
2:08PM0.36m
3:04AM0.47m
3:07PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
23
23
18
18
20
21
22
22
24
21
18
16
15
15
14
16
23
22
18
16
17
17
Feels °C
12
14
20
20
17
16
16
17
17
18
20
17
17
17
15
15
12
13
20
18
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
229
191
159
129
124
102
82
82
80
41
43
178
161
147
178
140
223
223
246
277
273
195
123
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
19
14
13
14
59
57
94
90
27
131
173
44
33
20
30
26
23
23
22
22
23
14
195
250
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
13
45
44
40
14
15
15
18
48
63
48
48
48
43
10
37
25
24
11
10
10
31
31
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
3
1
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
6
1.7
SW
7
2
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
21
27
3
42
84
248
738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
196
28
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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