Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 249 | 270 | 269 | 264 | 259 | 210 | 206 | 338 | 765 | 464 | 732 | 471 | 483 | 665 | 813 | 790 | 710 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.38m | 6:24AM1.23m | 6:37PM1.23m | 6:50AM1.09m | 7:05PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:25PM0.43m | 00:50AM0.51m | 12:54PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 244 | 249 | 141 | 167 | 214 | 167 | 144 | 144 | 286 | 333 | 348 | 147 | 471 | 138 | 140 | 147 | 199 | 135 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | — | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 259 | 259 | 264 | 259 | 190 | 190 | 338 | 377 | 195 | — | 214 | 135 | 121 | 99 | — | 75 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 81 | 111 | 105 | 105 | 210 | 206 | 238 | 220 | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 263 | 226 | 270 | 269 | 141 | 140 | — | — | — | 765 | 464 | 732 | — | 483 | 665 | 813 | 790 | 710 | 699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 324 | 0 | 124 | 163 | 379 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 902 | 902 | 2977 | 513 | 379 |
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