Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 9PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1622 | 1568 | 1541 | 1462 | 1261 | 1141 | 1141 | 990 | 972 | 837 | 806 | 663 | 650 | 551 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 580 | 520 | 584 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.61m | 6:07AM1.46m | 6:32PM1.56m | 6:41AM1.38m | 7:09PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.07m | 00:08AM0.20m | 12:13PM0.13m | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1622 | 1568 | 1541 | 1462 | 1261 | 1141 | 1141 | 990 | 972 | 837 | 806 | 663 | 650 | 551 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 416 | 520 | 584 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 50 | 89 | 121 | 118 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 75 | 580 | 122 | 161 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 293 | 216 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 120 | 260 | 13 | 0 |
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