Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SAST
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Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cintsa East today?

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.6
SSE
6
2.2
SE
7
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
ESE
8
2.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3
SE
11
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
251
235
232
228
224
171
123
196
453
485
545
428
1344
3539
4097
4257
4376
4376
4196
3757
2248
2482
2855
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
5
ESE
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
10
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
40
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.41m
5:10AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
5:40AM1.35m
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.28m
11:23AM0.25m
11:32PM0.36m
11:55AM0.33m
00:05AM0.46m
12:32PM0.42m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:43
6:43
6:43
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
2
12
1
3
5
6
4
7
7
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
20
19
19
16
16
16
15
16
17
19
20
22
23
20
18
18
18
20
19
18
18
16
16
13
14
15
17
13
13
12
10
8
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
E
8
2
ESE
8
2.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
Energy kJ
163
49
235
232
228
224
171
65
196
251
485
396
428
1344
3539
4097
4257
4376
4376
4196
3757
2248
2059
878
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
8
0.9
S
11
1
E
7
2.5
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
1.1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
74
251
37
30
21
18
33
123
121
88
62
226
198
106
1763
10
41
10
10
34
33
33
440
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
28
29
29
21
21
21
20
20
20
37
95
89
6
12
12
10
13
17
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
ENE
8
2.2
SE
7
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
1.9
SW
9
1.5
W
5
2.3
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
32
48
35
54
453
446
545
7
9
612
115
945
2482
2855
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
104
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100
1
0
132
28
1
1
1
1
163
324
379
379
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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