Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.2°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 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
3
4
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.9
E
7
3
ESE
8
2.1
E
8
1.5
S
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
224
184
160
244
289
338
1223
587
526
3366
4577
4786
4523
4433
4054
3563
4287
3020
2217
2610
3699
6423
5881
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
NW
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
N
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
W
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:32PM1.34m
5:40AM1.35m
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.25m
11:32PM0.36m
11:55AM0.33m
00:05AM0.46m
12:32PM0.42m
00:48AM0.56m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
3
3
7
10
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
6
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
17
18
19
19
17
16
15
14
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
20
20
18
20
18
18
18
17
16
14
14
16
15
12
11
11
9
12
10
11
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.5
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.6
S
11
2.1
E
8
1.6
E
8
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
Energy kJ
228
224
171
160
148
289
154
94
587
329
3366
4577
4786
4523
4433
4054
3563
4287
3020
1464
1110
3699
4841
4495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.1
SW
18
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.6
NW
4
1.6
S
10
1.1
S
13
0.1
SW
19
2.2
S
12
1.7
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
20
Energy kJ
22
15
14
20
121
88
88
13
281
450
1933
1870
10
10
10
34
14
470
427
14
1459
700
533
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SW
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
1
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
22
0.1
SE
20
Energy kJ
21
21
20
55
20
33
7
13
253
526
12
10
33
17
6
31
14
13
9
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SSE
4
1.9
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
3
ESE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1.8
WSW
5
2.5
WSW
7
1.2
W
5
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
3.5
SW
9
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
17
184
16
244
170
338
1223
2
18
139
672
62
2217
2610
1684
6423
5881
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
23
297
104
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
329
379
379
382
324
324
262
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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