Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.9°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
!
!
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.5
SW
7
1.9
SW
10
2.4
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
S
14
2.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
131
173
178
161
147
138
140
223
281
246
331
273
198
198
710
1885
2365
3018
1517
1449
1347
1531
2379
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:59AM1.21m
8:40PM1.35m
9:02AM1.13m
9:47PM1.31m
10:26AM1.08m
11:11PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.36m
3:04AM0.47m
3:07PM0.44m
4:22AM0.49m
4:26PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
21
18
16
15
15
14
14
21
21
18
17
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
17
17
15
15
14
12
19
18
15
14
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
S
14
2.4
S
14
Energy kJ
80
38
173
178
161
147
138
140
223
281
246
331
273
198
99
394
968
993
634
711
1449
1347
1531
2379
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1
S
13
1
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
34
131
41
32
35
14
10
36
23
23
22
22
23
14
198
195
9
9
366
372
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
48
63
50
48
48
47
47
26
25
12
11
10
10
31
31
9
8
2
17
9
6
9
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.5
SW
7
1.9
SW
10
2.4
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3
15
19
31
16
49
192
710
1885
2365
3018
1517
1413
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
29
261
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
430
104
0
0
0
0
1
28
324
28
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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