Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 330 | 390 | 540 | 765 | 867 | 686 | 645 | 1178 | 1118 | 1010 | 541 | 430 | 311 | 251 | 205 | 169 | 165 | 169 | 205 | 173 | 173 | 147 | 765 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:15PM1.46m | 6:37AM1.27m | 7:01PM1.27m | 7:38AM1.11m | 8:19PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.23m | 00:30AM0.31m | 12:42PM0.40m | 1:22AM0.48m | 1:48PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 354 | 273 | 204 | 166 | 115 | 108 | 68 | 48 | 617 | 599 | 552 | 541 | 430 | 311 | 251 | 205 | 169 | 165 | 169 | 205 | 173 | 173 | 147 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 75 | 67 | 68 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 60 | 99 | 81 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 11 | S 14 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 205 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 306 | 330 | 390 | 540 | 765 | 867 | 686 | 645 | 1178 | 1118 | 1010 | — | 11 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 145 | 765 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 295 | 295 | 278 | 295 | 457 | 295 | 295 | 124 | 9 | 324 | 0 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 337 | 332 | 143 | 104 |
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