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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 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 3.4°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 10PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
1.2
SW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
183
237
582
505
366
204
151
147
83
128
56
49
123
88
80
80
69
168
446
209
475
459
351
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:20AM1.31m
12:49PM1.15m
1:07AM1.36m
1:35PM1.22m
1:47AM1.41m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.49m
6:50AM0.46m
6:43PM0.45m
7:32AM0.38m
7:29PM0.40m
8:07AM0.31m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
21
19
18
19
20
20
24
22
20
17
17
17
16
16
21
23
21
19
19
18
17
17
20
21
19
18
16
17
18
18
21
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
20
22
22
20
20
19
17
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
Energy kJ
188
183
50
582
505
366
204
151
147
83
65
56
49
123
88
80
72
47
168
446
154
475
459
351
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.6
SSW
18
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
54
54
175
58
64
57
48
36
25
16
81
51
47
18
10
54
80
69
5
3
209
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SE
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
4
0.4
SW
19
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
16
16
237
36
34
33
21
21
16
8
17
17
18
20
48
19
16
2
93
4
12
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
24
42
107
196
7
28
72
80
128
17
35
34
42
5
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
44
295
278
124
9
1
0
0
28
430
104
0
0
0
0
1
44
124
44
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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