Cintsa West Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here.

Look, I'm not gonna lie to you – this stretch is looking pretty grim for a good while. Cintsa West is a point break, exposed to the south-east but it's a cranky, inconsistent wave at the best of times, and she's just not firing. The first real chance of anything decent is a long way off, nearly a week away.

We start with a whole lot of nothing. Tuesday afternoon has a bit of swell, 5ft from the south, but with a cross-onshore wind and a marginal call, it's a write-off. The energy is huge though – 1242 – but it's not doing us any favours. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is a good 4° colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a decent steamer.

The whole next week is just a mix of poor conditions and marginal calls. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, the swell is messy, and the scores are low. There's a solid block of days where it's just not worth paddling out.

Alright, so here's the standout, and it's a long way off. Sunday the 16th morning. That's the one. We've got a clean 5ft swell from the east-north-east, period of 7 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-north-east. The energy is moderate at 649. It's described as "very good surf conditions." This is your window. The wave quality is there, and the wind is doing the right thing. It's a bit short period, but on a point break, it'll still wrap in nicely. The water's still cold, but it'll be worth it.

After that, Monday the 17th morning looks promising too – glassy conditions with a 4ft east swell and a long period of 11 seconds. The energy is lower at 410, but it's glassy, so it'll be clean. The afternoon gets messy again.

The rest of the second week is a mixed bag. There's a size spike on Friday the 21st morning with a 10ft ENE swell, but that's a lot of water for a point break, and the wind is light cross-onshore. It'll be a big, powerful, and probably pretty unruly wave. That's for the experienced crew only. The energy is massive at 1934. Then on Saturday the 22nd morning, we get a 5ft swell from the south-west with a long period of 13 seconds, but it's cross-shore. The energy is high at 1466. It's a marginal call, but there could be a few if you're keen.

Keep an eye on the 16th. That's the pick of the whole 16 days. Everything else is a gamble.

Rusty.

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