Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 26s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 21s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 260 | 250 | 623 | 1071 | 1786 | 2753 | 5250 | 4845 | 3710 | 2753 | 2107 | 710 | 1281 | 574 | 488 | 406 | 751 | 705 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 588 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.05m | 00:50AM1.17m | 1:31PM1.24m | 1:49AM1.33m | 2:17PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.61m | 6:28PM0.59m | 7:15AM0.46m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.29m | 8:27PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 326 | 260 | 250 | 245 | 1071 | 1786 | 2753 | 5250 | 4845 | 3710 | 2753 | 2107 | 710 | 1281 | 574 | 488 | 229 | 439 | 412 | 432 | 393 | 393 | 384 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 67 | 235 | 623 | 204 | 198 | 420 | — | — | — | — | — | 529 | — | 273 | 195 | 229 | 284 | 205 | 198 | 153 | 108 | 100 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 28 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 55 | 121 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 99 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 29 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 121 | 108 | 125 | 265 | 198 | 154 | 142 | 201 | 77 | 117 | 186 | 293 | 385 | 381 | 426 | 406 | 751 | 705 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 588 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 148 | 148 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 402 | 402 | 423 | 430 | 457 | 457 | 278 | 124 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 124 | 272 | 278 | 263 |
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