Surf Forecast Surf Report

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 04 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.5°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 4PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Cintsa West. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
E
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.8
E
2.5
E
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
3
E
1.3
SSW
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111888888888819181817169999169999999101010999910910108889999101010999991212141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)35028948660769566142166965026235789114821487159115191219136612751134120184912081236152810501177134513481601782639561434382287299617848804493434497928623586627593605593516400359326280244246341627590
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
1.08
8:30AM
1.02
10:28PM
0.98
11:42AM
0.97
12:47AM
1.10
1:10PM
1.09
1:38AM
1.25
1:52PM
1.22
2:11AM
1.39
2:23PM
1.32
2:38AM
1.50
2:50PM
1.41
3:03AM
1.58
3:16PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
0.52
2:03AM
0.63
3:08PM
0.66
5:18AM
0.73
6:15PM
0.64
7:15AM
0.60
7:21PM
0.50
7:57AM
0.46
7:57PM
0.38
8:26AM
0.34
8:25PM
0.28
8:51AM
0.24
8:50PM
0.20
9:14AM
0.16
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524222120202022222121212122222424232222212122222425232222232122232220202020212322211919181819202120202019181921222220
Feels °C (?)242322222320192023212019191919192324232223222122222526232223242022232219181616171919191718181821202019202120181922232421
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