Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
21.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
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!
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4
4
4
4
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
7
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
153
145
143
140
109
109
107
105
101
110
227
699
3317
4102
3701
2846
872
1585
2097
1962
1962
1838
1629
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:36PM1.20m
00:58AM1.47m
1:34PM1.30m
1:52AM1.55m
2:25PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.37m
6:29PM0.37m
7:25AM0.26m
7:29PM0.29m
8:16AM0.17m
8:23PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
25
29
25
21
20
18
17
18
21
20
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
14
21
26
23
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
12
9
9
8
8
11
13
13
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.1
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
Energy kJ
154
111
115
88
88
88
90
90
90
92
74
78
59
1603
1973
1553
1207
872
1585
2097
1962
1962
1838
1629
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
158
153
145
143
140
109
109
107
105
101
98
31
42
27
37
26
276
71
64
62
85
58
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
73
68
68
69
1
1
15
69
7
11
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
7
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.6
E
4
0.9
E
4
Energy kJ
173
1
1
1
110
227
699
3317
4102
3701
2846
9
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
104
645
457
379
379
104
2
28
0
28
278
212
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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