Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
19.7° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
!
5
5
3
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2918
2420
4284
3664
3222
2905
2825
2320
1663
1484
1178
794
663
483
395
290
228
174
127
201
257
277
320
328
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
E
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:12PM1.24m
7:35AM1.18m
8:35PM1.12m
9:15AM1.04m
10:46PM1.11m
11:28AM1.04m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.49m
1:57PM0.50m
2:54AM0.63m
3:45PM0.59m
5:23AM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:34
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
16
16
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
22
25
23
21
19
18
18
21
29
29
14
14
15
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
14
12
12
13
17
20
19
19
17
16
16
20
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
6
2420
4284
3664
3222
2905
2825
2320
1663
1484
1178
794
663
483
395
290
228
174
280
201
257
277
320
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
18
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
994
6
14
14
14
14
13
13
127
93
98
99
98
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
0.3
E
9
1.1
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2918
14
45
59
74
131
181
233
240
365
438
365
393
483
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
259
2
2
0
0
13
383
829
434
434
328
399
293
269
269
269
293
20
13
4
0
0
0
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
6
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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