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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 3.5°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 11AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Nov)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (21 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)161615151414141313131212121212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23102224202953432012178115311283135914201624141513891245986857630607524459670584498479
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.53
4:26AM
1.43
4:33PM
1.49
4:56AM
1.40
5:03PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.23
10:16PM
0.16
10:24AM
0.25
10:46PM
0.19
10:55AM
0.30
11:17PM
0.24
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------
Sunset----6:51-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1541--
Temp. °C162224232219171616212423222119181722212020201919
Feels °C (?)151920201917161515212322212018181724212020211919
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