Beach forecast for Cintsa Mouth West
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+2) · Eastern Cape, South Africa Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+2- Swimming
- Use care · 5.5 ft
- Water
- 66 °F · cool
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 11:17 am and 11:49 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Cintsa Mouth West (6/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: sunshine and beach weather, though with light wind, some waves and very high UV. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6Fair beach day | 1:00–3:00 pm9:00–11:00 am | Use care · 5.5 ft | 66 °F | 11 |
| Fri 30 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Dangerous · 7.0 ft | 66 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 4Poor beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Use care · 5.7 ft | 65 °F | 9 |
| Sun 1 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.4 ft | 66 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 0Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.1 ft | 66 °F | 3 |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.3 ft | 66 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 4.7 ft | 67 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
2 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 85 °F: beach weather
- Water at 66 °F (cool)
- Light onshore wind (12 mph): choppy water
- Swim with care: 5.5 ft waves every 8 s; moderate rip current risk
- UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 5.5 ft
5.5 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 66 °F
Cool: refreshing on a hot day.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate onshore wind (13 mph).
- Tide & sand 11:17 am
Low tide at 11:17 am and 11:49 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:18 am and 5:38 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine and beach weather, though with light wind, some waves and very high UV. 9:00 am to 11:00 am can also work, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind and low tide at 11:17 am, though with some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 0 | Mainly clear | 64 °F | 5 mph | 4.5 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 3 | Clear sky | 69 °F | 5 mph | 4.5 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Clear sky | 74 °F | 5 mph | 4.5 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 78 °F | 5 mph | 4.7 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Mainly clear | 82 °F | 7 mph | 4.8 ft | 8 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Mainly clear | 85 °F | 8 mph | 4.9 ft | 9 |
| 12:00 pm | 5 | Mainly clear | 86 °F | 10 mph | 5.1 ft | 11 |
| 1:00 pm | 7 | Mainly clear | 85 °F | 11 mph | 5.3 ft | 10 |
| 2:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 83 °F | 12 mph | 5.5 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 80 °F | 13 mph | 5.7 ft | 5 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Clear sky | 77 °F | 13 mph | 5.8 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 2 | Clear sky | 75 °F | 13 mph | 6.0 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Cintsa Mouth West
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- Bosbokstrand 4.7 mi · NE
- Yellow Sands 4.9 mi · SW
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 0.5 of 1 and tide 0.9 of 1; minus waves 1 and UV 0.3; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Cintsa Mouth West
Is it a beach day in Cintsa Mouth West today?
A fair beach day: 6/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, with sunshine and beach weather, though with light wind, some waves and very high UV.
What are the swimming conditions in Cintsa Mouth West today?
5.5 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Cintsa Mouth West?
About 66 °F today: cool. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Cintsa Mouth West today?
UV reaches 11 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Cintsa Mouth West?
Today low tide is at 11:17 am and 11:49 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:18 am and 5:38 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Cintsa Mouth West?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (4/10).
What beaches are near Cintsa Mouth West?
Bosbokstrand (4.7 mi) and Yellow Sands (4.9 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Cintsa Mouth West today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from East London (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data