Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 318 | 303 | 260 | 247 | 432 | 153 | 804 | 1145 | 1582 | 1906 | 1878 | 1596 | 1288 | 1098 | 840 | 392 | 616 | 540 | 532 | 363 | 345 | 332 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.28m | 7:18PM1.34m | 7:41AM1.12m | 8:23PM1.17m | 9:25AM0.99m | 10:48PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.34m | 1:39AM0.46m | 1:48PM0.51m | 3:01AM0.60m | 3:41PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 378 | 318 | 303 | 260 | 247 | 335 | 153 | 35 | 42 | 94 | 96 | 102 | 98 | 1288 | 1098 | 840 | 392 | 616 | 540 | 532 | 209 | 285 | 186 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 73 | 175 | — | 12 | 48 | 151 | 67 | 45 | 70 | 320 | 100 | 131 | 112 | 96 | 345 | 332 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 139 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 33 | 104 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 33 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 39 | — | — | 432 | 119 | 804 | 1145 | 1582 | 1906 | 1878 | 1596 | — | — | 428 | — | 392 | 49 | 454 | 363 | — | — | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 179 | 0 | 24 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 167 | 783 | 1744 | 1096 | 2978 | 1858 | 513 | 513 | 379 | 513 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 212 |
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