
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 191 | 159 | 129 | 124 | 102 | 94 | 90 | 80 | 131 | 173 | 178 | 161 | 147 | 178 | 140 | 223 | 223 | 246 | 277 | 273 | 195 | 248 | 738 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.29m | 7:48PM1.40m | 7:59AM1.21m | 8:40PM1.35m | 9:02AM1.13m | 9:47PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.29m | 2:04AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.36m | 3:04AM0.47m | 3:07PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 |
229 | 191 | 159 | 129 | 124 | 102 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 41 | 43 | 178 | 161 | 147 | 178 | 140 | 223 | 223 | 246 | 277 | 273 | 195 | 123 | 386 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 57 | 94 | 90 | 27 | 131 | 173 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 195 | 250 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 |
13 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 42 | 84 | 248 | 738 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 28 | 0 |
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