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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 am Monday 01 Jun 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
155 | 107 | 119 | 71 | 107 | 116 | 164 | 133 | 129 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 86 | 282 | 453 | 878 | 1263 | 2159 | 2176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.40m | 4:31AM1.46m | 4:56PM1.39m | 5:03AM1.42m | 5:31PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:21PM0.29m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.32m | 11:17AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 70 | 59 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 64 | 92 | 97 | 82 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 86 | 282 | 453 | 878 | 1263 | 479 | 1845 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 136 | 25 | 119 | 71 | 107 | 116 | 98 | 133 | 129 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 34 | 106 | 147 | 141 | — | 504 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 107 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 64 | — | — | 458 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 155 | — | — | — | 77 | 71 | 164 | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 53 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 31 | — | 33 | 21 | 120 | 2159 | 2176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 28 | 143 | 297 |
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