Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 223 | 202 | 154 | 140 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 129 | 93 | 202 | 225 | 311 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 240 | 230 | 225 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.62m | 4:11PM1.77m | 4:32AM1.59m | 4:48PM1.69m | 5:10AM1.52m | 5:27PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.01m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.05m | 11:02PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 123 | 123 | 154 | 140 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 129 | 93 | 202 | 225 | 311 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 240 | 230 | 225 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 86 | 79 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 12 | 81 | 72 | 11 | 92 | 127 | 155 | 149 | 152 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 223 | 202 | — | 134 | 121 | 160 | — | — | 132 | 135 | 81 | 94 | 97 | 77 | 114 | 108 | 64 | 84 | 104 | 193 | 245 | 239 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 258 | 276 | 293 | 511 | 130 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 258 | 335 | 258 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 260 | 269 | 511 | 511 | 293 | 269 |
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