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/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 93 | 35 | 65 | 115 | 98 | 83 | 67 | 76 | 127 | 180 | 220 | 315 | 424 | 458 | 478 | 439 | 308 | 203 | 123 | 270 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
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