
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
376 | 394 | 474 | 564 | 553 | 556 | 568 | 513 | 474 | 494 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 338 | 470 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 329 | 323 | 336 | 312 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.57m | 4:13AM1.62m | 4:42PM1.64m | 4:54AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.07m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.02m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
376 | 394 | 474 | 564 | 553 | 556 | 568 | 513 | 474 | 494 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 338 | 352 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 257 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
94 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 91 | 157 | 221 | 242 | 222 | 117 | 265 | 336 | 312 | 245 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
6 | 42 | — | 28 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 128 | 233 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 77 | 229 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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