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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 Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
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 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
108 | 103 | 75 | 99 | 214 | 206 | 181 | 152 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 60 | 79 | 67 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 99 | 95 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.25m | 8:54AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.23m | 10:27AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.41m | 2:53AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.48m | 4:29AM0.58m | 4:32PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 99 | 82 | 66 | 52 | 214 | 206 | 157 | 152 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 78 | 71 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 99 | 95 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 81 | 75 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 26 | 54 | 82 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 108 | 103 | 71 | 99 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 47 | 28 | 42 | 80 | 60 | 57 | 67 | 22 | 78 | 12 | 60 | 66 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 21 | 41 | 77 | 128 | 179 | 181 | 105 | 19 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 120 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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