Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2081 | 2184 | 2809 | 2023 | 1829 | 1636 | 1392 | 1128 | 826 | 700 | 590 | 512 | 514 | 450 | 450 | 386 | 333 | 807 | 420 | 271 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.64m | 5:34AM1.47m | 5:48PM1.52m | 5:59AM1.36m | 6:12PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.14m | 11:34AM0.17m | 11:56PM0.25m | 12:00PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1507 | 1555 | 1724 | 2023 | 1829 | 1636 | 1392 | 1128 | 826 | 700 | 590 | 512 | 514 | 450 | 450 | 386 | 333 | 284 | 244 | 206 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 187 | 137 | 131 | 121 | 106 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 58 | 51 | 150 | — | 86 | 84 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 34 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2081 | 2184 | 2809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 298 | 335 | 107 | 807 | 420 | 271 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 131 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 262 | 338 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 379 | 457 | 513 | 497 | 167 |
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