Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 240 | 195 | 259 | 320 | 239 | 230 | 205 | 359 | 235 | 145 | 179 | 477 | 853 | 2191 | 1457 | 936 | 1503 | 699 | 634 | 269 | 311 | 942 | 1359 | 1543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.46m | 1:46AM1.32m | 2:00PM1.55m | 2:21AM1.40m | 2:32PM1.60m | 2:53AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.36m | 7:45PM0.29m | 7:43AM0.28m | 8:18PM0.20m | 8:18AM0.22m | 8:48PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | 6:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 258 | 240 | 195 | 160 | 290 | 239 | 230 | 205 | 117 | 105 | 110 | 140 | 61 | 511 | 773 | 773 | 540 | 734 | 23 | 23 | 269 | 311 | 942 | 1359 | 1543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 35 | — | — | 320 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 146 | 119 | 145 | 84 | 45 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 192 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 147 | — | — | — | 82 | 86 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 60 | 117 | 259 | 160 | 49 | 141 | 188 | 359 | 235 | 119 | 179 | 477 | 853 | 2191 | 1457 | 936 | 1503 | 699 | 634 | 89 | 123 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 278 | 144 | 533 | 23 | 189 | 158 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 143 | 461 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 379 | 379 | 432 | 490 | 379 | 29 | 28 |
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