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Kidds Beach Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Kidds Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kidds Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kidds Beach sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kidds Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Kidds Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kidds Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | |
141 | 200 | 204 | 187 | 307 | 303 | 208 | 248 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 196 | 145 | 318 | 336 | 352 | 1111 | 2147 | 3705 | 6742 | 7625 | 7536 | 11670 | 11088 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.50m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:10AM1.42m | 5:33PM1.32m | 5:40AM1.34m | 6:06PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:01PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 53 | 53 | 47 | 187 | 307 | 303 | 208 | 248 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 196 | 145 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 109 | 696 | 3705 | 6742 | 7625 | 7536 | 8357 | 11088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 18 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 141 | 133 | 98 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 464 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 41 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 200 | 204 | 71 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 430 | 12 | 45 | 12 | 13 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | SW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SE 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | — | — | 28 | 33 | 75 | 110 | 318 | 336 | 352 | 1111 | 2147 | — | 67 | 20 | 24 | 11670 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 79 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 195 | 195 | 275 | 275 | 348 | 376 | 381 | 248 | 88 | 211 | 195 | 156 | 51 |
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