Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.8° C

1.7°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 (29 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)--
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
!
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
3
SW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
13
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
186
214
364
1361
1343
2417
2325
1835
3419
1240
988
838
811
788
338
367
227
424
161
334
182
219
359
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:11PM1.30m
3:18AM1.40m
3:46PM1.36m
3:52AM1.44m
4:19PM1.40m
4:24AM1.46m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.37m
9:34AM0.26m
9:43PM0.33m
10:06AM0.21m
10:17PM0.30m
10:38AM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
27
24
22
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
20
20
Feels °C
25
21
19
16
13
11
11
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
192
186
186
297
1361
1343
33
23
24
1600
1240
988
838
811
788
338
367
227
424
61
148
182
219
224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
E
5
0.9
S
10
1
S
13
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
Energy kJ
45
45
45
364
42
33
36
36
34
22
21
20
145
105
158
37
161
334
87
155
359
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
2
44
214
44
11
12
40
41
149
162
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
1.4
SW
7
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
3
SW
15
0.5
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.7
E
5
1.1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
24
173
2417
2325
1835
3419
34
120
23
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
23
158
305
461
461
324
9
0
0
0
0
100
100
295
9
1
1
0
0
0
28
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
5
9
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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