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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 SAST
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Cintsa West surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cintsa West sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cintsa West today?

The current surf forecast for Cintsa West at 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (03 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.5
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121211111111788131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188714231095920735608461431350267250246196193126121170167312545298238220263
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.57
3:53AM
1.70
4:03PM
1.62
4:22AM
1.76
4:32PM
1.63
4:49AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.03
10:02AM
0.06
10:08PM
-0.02
10:31AM
0.03
10:35PM
-0.03
10:57AM
0.04
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset6:42-------6:40-------6:39-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211817161518242725212019192225272624222224262929
Feels °C (?)171716151315212424222220202426272624232325263131
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