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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 3.9°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 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
!
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)10101088891011111212121212121210111111679
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15616220831450096410341610685669636560486486411349330236198198308141177351
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.42
3:53PM
1.51
4:19AM
1.50
4:23PM
1.55
4:48AM
1.57
4:52PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.21
9:47AM
0.28
10:06PM
0.13
10:18AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.07
10:49AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:16-------5:16-------5:18----
Sunset------7:17-------7:16-------7:16-
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------------------1--
Temp. °C222019212324222018171620232322201917162120202020
Feels °C (?)251714161717161717161518212121211916151817181819
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