Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cintsa West today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa West at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa West. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 154 | 180 | 217 | 290 | 307 | 298 | 914 | 833 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 142 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 210 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.36m | 5:41PM1.36m | 6:00AM1.25m | 6:08PM1.23m | 6:33AM1.12m | 6:40PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.32m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:24AM0.47m | 12:34PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 173 | 136 | 119 | 99 | 290 | 307 | 298 | 914 | 833 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 189 | 142 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 210 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 154 | 180 | 217 | 101 | 78 | 295 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 22 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 36 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 151 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 80 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 61 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | 154 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 5 | — | 12 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 32 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 512 | 306 | 100 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 337 | 297 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 131 | 260 | 28 | 262 | 262 | 1 | 1 |
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