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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)151414141413131312121212121211111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202915542012178115311283122814301486143912691129986857630534596813778685566479402392
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.53
4:26AM
1.43
4:33PM
1.49
4:56AM
1.40
5:03PM
1.43
5:29AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.23
10:16PM
0.16
10:24AM
0.25
10:46PM
0.19
10:55AM
0.30
11:17PM
0.24
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-
Sunset--6:51-------6:52-------6:52-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------164-11-1
Temp. °C252322191716162124232220201818222120201919181719
Feels °C (?)212019171615152123212119191818232120202019171618
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