Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 601 | 551 | 537 | 562 | 575 | 588 | 547 | 547 | 531 | 559 | 559 | 559 | 531 | 480 | 480 | 506 | 506 | 506 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.48m | 4:11AM1.52m | 4:35PM1.55m | 4:39AM1.54m | 5:03PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.24m | 10:21AM0.10m | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:48AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 474 | 601 | 551 | 537 | 562 | 575 | 588 | 547 | 547 | 531 | 559 | 559 | 559 | 531 | 480 | 480 | 506 | 506 | 506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 163 | 449 | 437 | 492 | 478 | 471 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 317 | 312 | 312 | 303 | 246 | 277 | 204 | 149 | 125 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 361 | 348 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 148 | 513 | 513 | 100 | 1 |
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