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Cintsa Fishing & Solunar Times

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Moon: New Moon (0% lit)

Major bite: 11:36–13:36 · 00:01–02:01

Minor bite: 05:38–07:08 · 18:04–19:34

Strongest near dawn/dusk or a tide change. Nearest tides →

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Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 17:37 · Peak UV 5

Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.

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Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV: Open-Meteo. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:51 SAST.

About Cintsa — Fishing Local Knowledge

Cintsa offers a genuine mix of surf, rock and estuary fishing in one small area, with the beaches, the rocky points and the tidal lagoon all productive. It is a relaxed, largely uncrowded spot to fish, with the river mouth and its banks especially popular on a rising tide.

Surf and rock anglers target kob (kabeljou), shad (elf), bronze bream, blacktail and seasonal galjoen, while the estuary holds spotted grunter and smaller kob. Grunter take prawn and mud-prawn worked over the sand banks, kob prefer live bait or fresh sardine fished into the gullies and deeper channel at dawn and dusk, and garrick (leervis) may follow baitfish along the backline in the warmer months. Kei Mouth and Morgan Bay lie a short way up the coast for more surf and rock options. Check current bag and size limits, and remember galjoen is protected.