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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2011 | 1825 | 1486 | 1462 | 2966 | 1448 | 1768 | 1676 | 1647 | 1209 | 1036 | 1022 | 902 | 819 | 848 | 862 | 764 | 669 | 688 | 809 | 866 | 723 | 544 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:13PM 1.38 | 2:25AM 1.37 | 2:45PM 1.52 | 2:56AM 1.47 | 3:13PM 1.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 0.35 | 8:26PM 0.33 | 8:33AM 0.23 | 8:56PM 0.21 | 9:00AM 0.13 | 9:23PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
The wind is still offshore at Cintsa East (light winds from the W at East London Airport 35 km from Cintsa East). A 3.2m groundswell from the S is too big for here
35 km away, 2 h 0 min ago
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