Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1933 | 1849 | 1465 | 1308 | 1145 | 657 | 565 | 480 | 404 | 399 | 483 | 195 | 151 | 114 | 79 | 668 | 623 | 561 | 389 | 326 | 319 | 284 | 365 | 468 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.62m | 3:23AM1.49m | 3:32PM1.61m | 3:52AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.58m | 4:21AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.18m | 9:16PM0.10m | 9:20AM0.16m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:50AM0.17m | 10:12PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | 6:42 |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1933 | 1849 | 1465 | 1308 | 1145 | 657 | 565 | 480 | 404 | 333 | 266 | 195 | 151 | 114 | 79 | 668 | 623 | 561 | 389 | 326 | 319 | 284 | 365 | 468 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 17 | 36 | 60 | 75 | 75 | 138 | 132 | 121 | 82 | 63 | 44 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 58 | 86 | 17 | 47 | 67 | 24 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 46 | 111 | 200 | 286 | 399 | 483 | 736 | 893 | 787 | 748 | 1152 | 1283 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 103 | 103 | 161 | 216 | 183 | 130 | 328 | 216 | 427 | 293 | 434 | 458 | 260 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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