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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 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Cintsa West today?
The current surf forecast for Cintsa West at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa West. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 348 | 248 | 236 | 230 | 226 | 284 | 344 | 553 | 635 | 501 | 1265 | 2064 | 6973 | 4551 | 6163 | 3440 | 2948 | 2521 | 2288 | 2117 | 1783 | 1465 | 623 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:50PM 0.98 | 12:06PM 1.11 | 12:36AM 1.08 | 1:07PM 1.27 | 1:25AM 1.21 | 1:45PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:23AM 0.63 | 6:38PM 0.60 | 6:46AM 0.50 | 7:29PM 0.45 | 7:29AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Cintsa West (light winds from the W at West Bank wx 144 km from Cintsa West). 3.3m 9s swell from the SW with a 1.1m 9s swell from the ESE and a 0.7m 14s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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