Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
19.6° C

1.1°C colder than average 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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
167
204
207
381
202
427
582
603
708
548
522
416
406
406
400
375
371
336
261
205
254
311
380
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00PM1.31m
9:15AM1.08m
10:04PM1.25m
10:33AM1.03m
11:13PM1.22m
11:53AM1.04m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.39m
3:20AM0.54m
3:18PM0.48m
4:33AM0.57m
4:27PM0.55m
5:47AM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
19
19
24
25
20
21
21
20
19
20
26
29
20
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
21
19
18
17
23
24
20
21
19
18
17
18
23
27
20
19
19
19
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
16
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
63
65
204
207
381
163
427
582
603
708
548
522
416
406
406
400
375
371
336
261
205
254
311
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
S
17
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
53
167
50
50
47
202
25
25
26
17
16
15
15
13
20
21
24
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
123
52
28
28
18
31
67
6
11
17
18
8
9
4
3
3
4
4
13
10
7
36
37
124
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
SW
5
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
27
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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