Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 435 | 317 | 412 | 294 | 254 | 235 | 551 | 234 | 540 | 417 | 632 | 596 | 640 | 987 | 1010 | 1288 | 649 | 599 | 425 | 373 | 691 | 1729 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.02m | 11:04PM1.03m | 12:14PM1.14m | 00:42AM1.15m | 1:14PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.68m | 5:37AM0.59m | 6:37PM0.55m | 6:54AM0.44m | 7:33PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 263 | 142 | 33 | 142 | 254 | 235 | 223 | 213 | 377 | 82 | 201 | 184 | 135 | 670 | 685 | 700 | 649 | 599 | 425 | 325 | 244 | 886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 150 | 35 | 103 | 33 | 175 | 186 | 190 | 234 | 107 | 213 | 45 | — | — | 131 | 92 | 89 | 87 | — | — | 15 | 34 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | 51 | 58 | 82 | 81 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 463 | 435 | 317 | 412 | 294 | 65 | 51 | 551 | 56 | 540 | 417 | 632 | 596 | 640 | 987 | 1010 | 1288 | — | 309 | 138 | 373 | 691 | 1729 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 831 | 513 | 379 | 324 | 212 | 9 | 100 | 124 | 263 | 272 | 430 | 295 | 272 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 430 | 379 | 461 | 262 |
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