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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 Wednesday 20 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | S 11 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 7 | E 11 | |
257 | 372 | 382 | 285 | 500 | 389 | 478 | 357 | 279 | 214 | 199 | 199 | 204 | 158 | 142 | 126 | 108 | 87 | 101 | 73 | 132 | 94 | 118 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.42m | 6:40AM1.34m | 7:22PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.20m | 8:34PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.19m | 00:31AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.30m | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:55PM0.41m | 2:53AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 |
 kJ | 257 | 297 | 285 | 285 | 318 | 389 | 305 | 254 | 210 | 44 | 52 | 199 | 204 | 158 | 142 | 126 | 107 | 87 | 69 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 81 | 45 | 61 | 31 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 13 | 32 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 20 | 132 | 94 | 91 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 41 | 55 | 50 | 39 | 47 | 70 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 57 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 108 | 73 | 101 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 32 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 372 | 382 | — | 500 | — | 478 | 357 | 279 | 214 | 199 | 273 | 316 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 24 | — | 38 | 66 | 118 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 435 | 216 | 103 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 141 | 260 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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