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Cintsa West Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Cintsa West surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cintsa West today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cintsa West at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa West. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | |
119 | 71 | 107 | 116 | 164 | 133 | 129 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 63 | 90 | 223 | 322 | 529 | 1153 | 2124 | 1816 | 1538 | 1780 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.40m | 4:31AM1.46m | 4:56PM1.39m | 5:03AM1.42m | 5:31PM1.36m | 5:35AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:21PM0.29m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.32m | 11:17AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 45 | 47 | 107 | 51 | 68 | 92 | 77 | 80 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 63 | 26 | 223 | 322 | 529 | 1153 | 21 | 1816 | 1538 | 1780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 71 | 16 | 116 | 135 | 133 | 129 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 35 | 90 | 34 | 118 | 147 | 102 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 35 | 64 | 33 | 21 | 21 | — | 12 | 32 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 61 | 94 | 164 | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 2124 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 213 | 0 | 144 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
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