Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 559 | 490 | 702 | 794 | 661 | 880 | 1275 | 1245 | 800 | 565 | 503 | 494 | 486 | 433 | 433 | 411 | 331 | 365 | 456 | 714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.48m | 7:24AM1.25m | 7:57PM1.36m | 8:06AM1.13m | 8:42PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:29AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:11AM0.48m | 2:08PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 262 | 559 | 490 | 702 | 794 | 661 | 461 | 471 | 574 | 574 | 565 | 503 | 494 | 486 | 433 | 433 | 411 | 331 | 343 | 331 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 13 | E 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 248 | 64 | 173 | 47 | 36 | 216 | 672 | 555 | 346 | 281 | 172 | 130 | 242 | 186 | 130 | 123 | 203 | 320 | 365 | 456 | 325 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | E 10 | SW 9 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 46 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 76 | 81 | 17 | 51 | 77 | 195 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 118 | 164 | 427 | 880 | 1275 | 1245 | 800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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