Surf Forecasts:
Cintsa West surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period, S swell with 1,465 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cintsa West this week:
The surf forecast for Cintsa West over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cintsa West in the next 16 days are 2.1m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cintsa West over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 857 | 442 | 200 | 573 | 700 | 1285 | 486 | 233 | 287 | 203 | 333 | 298 | 273 | 153 | 250 | 444 | 336 | 332 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.35m | 2:24PM1.36m | 2:40AM1.48m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:22AM1.58m | 3:48PM1.66m | 4:00AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.74m | 4:35AM1.64m | 4:59PM1.76m | 5:08AM1.60m | 5:31PM1.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.45m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.16m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:34AM0.04m | 9:56PM0.08m | 10:09AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.05m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:13AM-0.02m | 11:40PM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 195 | 28 | 442 | 200 | 573 | 700 | 1285 | 486 | 233 | 157 | 203 | 333 | 298 | 273 | 151 | 34 | 319 | 255 | 18 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 270 | 164 | 210 | 474 | 47 | 336 | 202 | 191 | 106 | 64 | 193 | 16 | 35 | 93 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 26 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 27 | 100 | 29 | 27 | 71 | 13 | 106 | 180 | 80 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 334 | 857 | — | — | 104 | 229 | 219 | 60 | 199 | 287 | 109 | 124 | 205 | 188 | 153 | 250 | 444 | 336 | 332 | 536 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 586 | 461 | 923 | 28 | 28 | 512 | 105 | 123 | 460 | 512 | 0 | 297 | 380 | 127 | 271 | 431 | 10 | 0 | 271 | 0 |
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