
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
575 | 653 | 604 | 447 | 418 | 418 | 228 | 1211 | 2677 | 2295 | 1608 | 1903 | 2886 | 2668 | 1340 | 1074 | 936 | 811 | 763 | 651 | 549 | 485 | 539 | 617 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35AM0.96m | 11:25PM1.08m | 12:34PM0.98m | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:46PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.64m | 4:26PM0.66m | 6:10AM0.64m | 6:23PM0.66m | 7:31AM0.56m | 7:40PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
575 | 653 | 604 | 447 | 418 | 110 | 228 | 86 | 1546 | 1121 | 768 | 517 | 2886 | 2668 | 1340 | 1074 | 936 | 267 | 323 | 294 | 266 | 260 | 539 | 617 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
205 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 39 | 110 | 14 | 83 | 63 | 511 | 972 | 59 | 55 | 361 | 347 | 294 | 811 | 763 | 651 | 549 | 485 | 199 | 226 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 23 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
45 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 41 | 58 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 223 | 143 | 213 | — | 56 | 56 | 51 | 56 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
66 | 87 | 84 | 47 | 49 | 418 | 147 | 1211 | 2677 | 2295 | 1608 | 1903 | 1477 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 28 | 0 | 379 | 324 | 324 | 2 | 261 | 29 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
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