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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
22.3° C
 (Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
!
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)8101010913131313131616151514141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3643564944522224344613903213175617548057732167237645532598211719221592145213181191
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
0
WSW
0
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
5
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
1.05
2:05PM
1.18
2:37AM
1.20
2:39PM
1.32
3:05AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.60
7:57AM
0.61
8:27PM
0.45
8:34AM
0.47
8:55PM
0.31
9:05AM
0.34
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:43--
Sunset7:01-------7:00-------7:00-------
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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cloud
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
128211--431--111-1-1----
Temp. °C242322222122262623212120191920212018171716182121
Feels °C (?)252525262525272727212016141516171616161715182018
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