Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 3AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 5430 | 1967 | 1226 | 857 | 1915 | 1572 | 846 | 1001 | 1186 | 2441 | 2058 | 1987 | 1931 | 1532 | 1631 | 1486 | 1277 | 1013 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.20m | 1:29PM1.39m | 1:45AM1.33m | 2:00PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.49m | 7:10AM0.39m | 7:43PM0.33m | 7:43AM0.27m | 8:14PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 334 | 2089 | 1967 | 1226 | 857 | 653 | 784 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 1214 | 1068 | 1027 | 1180 | 25 | 1631 | 1486 | 1277 | 1013 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 362 | 5430 | — | — | — | 1915 | 1572 | 846 | 1001 | 1186 | 2441 | 2058 | 1987 | 1931 | 1532 | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 461 | 432 | 432 | 461 | 461 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 836 | 877 | 44 | 430 |
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