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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | |
228 | 224 | 184 | 160 | 244 | 289 | 338 | 1223 | 587 | 526 | 3366 | 4577 | 4786 | 4523 | 4433 | 4054 | 3563 | 4287 | 3020 | 2217 | 2610 | 3699 | 6423 | 5881 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.34m | 5:40AM1.35m | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 228 | 224 | 171 | 160 | 148 | 289 | 154 | 94 | 587 | 329 | 3366 | 4577 | 4786 | 4523 | 4433 | 4054 | 3563 | 4287 | 3020 | 1464 | 1110 | 3699 | 4841 | 4495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 4 | S 10 | S 13 | SW 19 | S 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 13 | 281 | 450 | 1933 | 1870 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 14 | 470 | 427 | 14 | 1459 | 700 | 533 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 22 | SE 20 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 55 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 253 | 526 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 17 | — | — | 6 | — | 31 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSW 10 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 5 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 184 | 16 | 244 | 170 | 338 | 1223 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 139 | 672 | 62 | 2217 | 2610 | 1684 | 6423 | 5881 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 297 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 329 | 379 | 379 | 382 | 324 | 324 | 262 |
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