Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa West today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa West at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa West. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 151 | 120 | 147 | 192 | 294 | 355 | 452 | 527 | 756 | 862 | 975 | 934 | 803 | 646 | 468 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:30PM1.71m | 5:41AM1.52m | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:14AM1.42m | 6:36PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.05m | 11:14AM0.01m | 11:40PM0.09m | 11:44AM0.08m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 198 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 151 | 120 | 117 | 192 | 294 | 355 | 452 | 527 | 756 | 862 | 975 | 934 | 803 | 646 | 468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 140 | 103 | 90 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 65 | 147 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 260 | 260 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 262 | 213 | 158 |
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