Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
17.7° C

2.8°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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (30 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
3
SW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
E
8
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
3762
1374
1032
838
838
788
396
350
498
414
408
402
187
224
299
359
353
341
501
414
345
277
269
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:46PM1.36m
3:52AM1.44m
4:19PM1.40m
4:24AM1.46m
4:52PM1.44m
4:55AM1.46m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.33m
10:06AM0.21m
10:17PM0.30m
10:38AM0.18m
10:50PM0.29m
11:08AM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
8
Energy kJ
25
1670
1374
1032
838
838
788
396
350
498
414
408
402
187
224
196
196
353
341
501
210
201
277
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
1.1
E
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
E
8
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
37
36
35
22
21
11
163
105
39
25
33
157
160
213
299
359
161
133
180
414
345
82
269
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
15
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
13
15
15
40
39
101
73
73
116
165
275
130
105
105
103
63
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
3
SW
15
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
W
3
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
2061
3762
11
47
13
49
2
1
2
4
5
257
268
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
461
28
0
0
0
0
100
100
295
124
1
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
513
324
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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