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Tidals surf Forecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Tidals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tidals sea temperature is 17.4°C (Statistics for 07 May 1981-2005 - mean: 22.7 °C max: 24.6 °C min: 21.5 °C)
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Tidals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tidals sea temperature is 17.4°C (Statistics for 07 May 1981-2005 - mean: 22.7 °C max: 24.6 °C min: 21.5 °C)
How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 286 | 222 | 202 | 133 | 131 | 99 | 186 | 118 | 110 | 104 | 105 | 98 | 151 | 158 | 198 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 227 | 245 | 342 | 472 | 594 | 602 | 697 | 716 | 706 | 577 | 467 | 362 | 236 | 270 | 2546 | 3761 | 3952 | 1799 | 1580 | 593 | 512 | 521 | 692 | 713 | 703 | 692 | 713 | 713 | 703 | 700 | 788 | 608 | 499 | 492 | 392 | 347 | 460 | 476 | 476 | 415 | 368 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18PM 1.57 | 3:32AM 1.77 | 3:55PM 1.59 | 4:09AM 1.73 | 4:32PM 1.56 | 4:45AM 1.63 | 5:08PM 1.49 | 5:21AM 1.51 | 5:46PM 1.40 | 5:57AM 1.37 | 6:26PM 1.28 | 6:35AM 1.22 | 7:16PM 1.17 | 7:24AM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:13AM -0.01 | 9:16PM 0.04 | 9:48AM -0.02 | 9:54PM 0.05 | 10:23AM 0.02 | 10:32PM 0.10 | 10:58AM 0.09 | 11:09PM 0.20 | 11:33AM 0.20 | 11:47PM 0.32 | 12:09PM 0.31 | 12:28AM 0.46 | 12:51PM 0.43 | 1:19AM 0.59 | 1:46PM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 |
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