Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 5PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 972 | 1464 | 2898 | 1358 | 1074 | 936 | 811 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 485 | 531 | 632 | 724 | 613 | 558 | 540 | 373 | 313 | 263 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM0.98m | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:46PM1.07m | 1:55AM1.20m | 2:31PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.66m | 7:31AM0.56m | 7:40PM0.58m | 8:19AM0.45m | 8:27PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 972 | 482 | 2898 | 1358 | 1074 | 936 | 273 | 267 | 287 | 266 | 284 | 531 | 632 | 724 | 613 | 558 | 540 | 373 | 313 | 88 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 1464 | 57 | 318 | 321 | 268 | 811 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 485 | 246 | 188 | 159 | 135 | 95 | 77 | 58 | 188 | 186 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | — | 39 | — | 69 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 193 | 35 | 263 | 225 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 179 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 269 | 269 | 3 | 0 |
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