Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 299 | 169 | 137 | 158 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 152 | 186 | 239 | 191 | 170 | 165 | 172 | 223 | 163 | 149 | 202 | 208 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.67m | 4:40AM1.53m | 4:50PM1.59m | 5:06AM1.46m | 5:15PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.07m | 10:33PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.13m | 10:59PM0.14m | 11:05AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 36 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 36 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 241 | 210 | 169 | 137 | 158 | 55 | 118 | 157 | 152 | 117 | 115 | 140 | 165 | 165 | 124 | 163 | 95 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 118 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 186 | 239 | 173 | 170 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | SE 5 | NE 8 | — | S 11 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 59 | — | 83 | 83 | 55 | 109 | 109 | 77 | 102 | 69 | 6 | 34 | — | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 443 | 299 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 97 | — | — | — | 9 | 135 | 191 | — | 160 | 172 | 223 | 163 | 149 | 202 | 208 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 461 | 0 | 28 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 261 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 | 124 | 124 | 324 | 261 | 44 | 0 |
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