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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | |
270 | 263 | 247 | 396 | 429 | 345 | 495 | 468 | 411 | 319 | 247 | 198 | 208 | 193 | 168 | 184 | 150 | 135 | 117 | 120 | 103 | 104 | 107 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:24PM1.42m | 6:40AM1.34m | 7:22PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.20m | 8:34PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.21m | 12:06PM0.19m | 00:31AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.30m | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:55PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
 kJ | 270 | 263 | 247 | 276 | 350 | 345 | 372 | 362 | 411 | 319 | 247 | 198 | 44 | 52 | 51 | 168 | 150 | 135 | 116 | 120 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSE 11 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 133 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 55 | 56 | 47 | 25 | 58 | 39 | 23 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 69 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 98 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 50 | 44 | 47 | 70 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 57 | 86 | 84 | 117 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 37 | 396 | 429 | — | 495 | 468 | — | — | — | — | 208 | 193 | 168 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 44 | 100 | 297 | 513 | 379 | 179 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 295 | 263 | 272 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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