Cintsa East Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 28.12° E

Cintsa East WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cintsa East sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.3° 

Cintsa East surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cintsa East surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, S swell with 4,241 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cintsa East this week:

The surf forecast for Cintsa East over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 2.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cintsa East in the next 16 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sat 22nd Aug)10ft (3.0m) 9s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 22nd Aug)10ft (3.0m) 9s
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 26th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cintsa East over the next 16 days.


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