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Cintsa West surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 SAST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 5.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cintsa West this week:

The surf forecast for Cintsa West over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 30) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cintsa West in the next 12 days are 4.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (May 03) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 30th Apr)4.5ft (1.3m) 9s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 3rd May)11ft (3.5m) 11s
Most Powerful11PM (Fri 2nd May)13ft (4.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cintsa West over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
1.7
SSW
3
SW
1.8
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
S
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1.4
NE
0.8
S
1.1
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
SSW
1.5
ENE
1.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)910812111110111112111111117108119999126131316141314131212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)288220224132369820647151913140389445525427922718313315711912310178618216453181217191267905820546430341256194112
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
35
SW
25
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
10
SW
10
ESE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
10
W
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
0
SSE
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NNW
35
SW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossoncrosscrosscrosscrossoffcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
1.52
5:42AM
1.53
6:08PM
1.40
6:24AM
1.35
6:57PM
1.26
7:14AM
1.18
8:07PM
1.14
8:30AM
1.03
10:00PM
1.08
10:39AM
0.98
11:46PM
1.14
12:13PM
1.05
12:45AM
1.25
1:05PM
1.14
1:24AM
1.35
1:43PM
1.23
1:56AM
1.43
2:15PM
1.31
2:25AM
1.49
2:44PM
1.38
2:53AM
1.54
3:13PM
1.42
3:20AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.06
11:28PM
0.16
11:55AM
0.19
12:12AM
0.32
12:38PM
0.34
1:03AM
0.48
1:32PM
0.48
2:19AM
0.63
2:56PM
0.59
4:34AM
0.69
4:55PM
0.60
6:19AM
0.61
6:15PM
0.53
7:11AM
0.50
7:03PM
0.45
7:45AM
0.40
7:39PM
0.38
8:13AM
0.30
8:10PM
0.31
8:40AM
0.23
8:39PM
0.26
9:06AM
0.18
9:08PM
0.22
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise6:39--6:39--6:39--6:41--6:41--6:43--6:43--6:43--6:45--6:45--6:46--6:47--
Sunset-5:29--5:28--5:27--5:25--5:25--5:24--5:23--5:22--5:22--5:21--5:20--5:20-
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Rain (mm)
-16------2-------------------2------
Temp. °C242318181916182014171815192318273124282519222321273020212220212219292316
Feels °C (?)2622151516101012614151417211525302227231922222026301719212019201727199

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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Information about the Cintsa West Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cintsa West provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Cintsa West can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cintsa West surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cintsa West) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Are you planning a holiday in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast? If you are looking for accommodation near Cintsa West, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast, consider staying in East London which is 28 km (17 miles) away. Other places in and around Eastern Cape - Wild Coast where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Butterworth which is 56 km (35 miles) away, Stutterheim and Bisho.

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