Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). 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 (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 318 | 250 | 386 | 653 | 604 | 519 | 418 | 486 | 183 | 1051 | 3316 | 2308 | 1620 | 1871 | 2652 | 2447 | 1511 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.13m | 10:35AM0.96m | 11:25PM1.08m | 12:34PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.58m | 4:20AM0.64m | 4:26PM0.66m | 6:10AM0.64m | 6:23PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 22 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 280 | 318 | 250 | 386 | 653 | 604 | 519 | 167 | 110 | 183 | 108 | 1975 | 1292 | 954 | 661 | 2652 | 2447 | 1511 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 282 | 282 | 209 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 41 | 40 | 110 | 13 | 66 | 61 | 511 | 972 | 60 | 57 | 256 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 23 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 39 | 44 | 65 | 51 | 53 | 142 | 58 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 221 | 61 | 60 | 48 | — | 31 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 21 | 84 | 82 | 46 | 418 | 486 | 131 | 1051 | 3316 | 2308 | 1620 | 1871 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 28 | 0 | 379 | 461 | 324 | 262 | 261 | 28 | 272 | 0 | 0 |
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