
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa East today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa East at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa East. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
551 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 416 | 580 | 459 | 307 | 450 | 377 | 319 | 273 | 267 | 221 | 232 | 383 | 362 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 312 | 683 | 577 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.38m | 7:09PM1.49m | 7:21AM1.27m | 7:53PM1.38m | 8:12AM1.14m | 8:56PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.21m | 1:24AM0.34m | 1:26PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.44m | 2:19PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
551 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 416 | 473 | 459 | 307 | 450 | 377 | 319 | 273 | 267 | 221 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 179 | 148 | 53 | 120 | 312 | 683 | 577 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
95 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 41 | 232 | 313 | 362 | 357 | 318 | 117 | 239 | 36 | 87 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | E 10 | — | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 145 | — | — | 309 | 18 | 116 | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
56 | 47 | 46 | — | 58 | 580 | 104 | 113 | 160 | 145 | — | — | — | 60 | 41 | 383 | — | 24 | 72 | 105 | 45 | 66 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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