Tidals Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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Tidals Surf Guide

Tidals in East London is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of sharks and rocks.

Tidals Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	19.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tidals:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tidals occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tidals (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tidals with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in June while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Tidals surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Tidals is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tidals is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 78 km (48 miles) away.

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Tidals Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:00 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	on	glass	cross

Tides at Tidals

Current tide and informaton

For Cintsa East, 4 km from Tidals.

Next High Water: 05:10am | 1.44m

Next Low Water: 11:01pm | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tidals Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for air movement. In contrast the sea remains relatively cold (19.2 °C). Surfers should wear a spring or summer wetsuit though no doubt some would wear less neoprene on such a warm day, no matter what temperature the sea is.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite