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Cintsa East Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa East surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | |
330 | 302 | 494 | 619 | 620 | 228 | 195 | 310 | 264 | 463 | 253 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 251 | 332 | 417 | 362 | 354 | 287 | 196 | 530 | 1102 | 1672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.11m | 11:28AM1.04m | 00:19AM1.22m | 12:45PM1.14m | 1:12AM1.35m | 1:33PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.59m | 5:23AM0.63m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:48AM0.52m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:35AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 228 | 174 | 272 | 302 | 264 | 228 | 195 | 191 | 67 | 302 | 253 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 251 | 332 | 417 | 362 | 354 | 287 | 196 | 162 | 146 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 127 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 6 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 330 | 302 | 494 | 619 | 620 | — | — | 310 | 264 | 463 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 124 | 530 | 1102 | 1672 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 263 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 297 | 432 | 645 | 909 |
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