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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 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 4.4°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 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cintsa West. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 373 | 183 | 180 | 161 | 160 | 157 | 142 | 520 | 183 | 213 | 417 | 521 | 423 | 544 | 387 | 331 | 226 | 167 | 230 | 103 | 208 | 90 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:45PM 1.63 | 4:00AM 1.83 | 4:20PM 1.64 | 4:36AM 1.79 | 4:57PM 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:40AM -0.05 | 9:44PM -0.03 | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:20PM -0.02 | 10:50AM -0.02 | 10:58PM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
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