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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 May 2025 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 608 | 589 | 425 | 965 | 1014 | 794 | 782 | 663 | 613 | 574 | 574 | 566 | 566 | 574 | 416 | 3226 | 6918 | 3502 | 1958 | 886 | 2091 | 1395 | 1693 | 1629 | 1444 | 1104 | 969 | 771 | 651 | 479 | 408 | 358 | 408 | 669 | 692 | 613 | 530 | 561 | 549 | 452 | 362 | 277 | 273 | 249 | 246 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 178 | 162 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 152 | 152 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 1.31 | 2:25AM 1.49 | 2:44PM 1.38 | 2:53AM 1.54 | 3:13PM 1.42 | 3:20AM 1.56 | 3:40PM 1.45 | 3:48AM 1.56 | 4:09PM 1.45 | 4:17AM 1.53 | 4:38PM 1.42 | 4:46AM 1.49 | 5:09PM 1.38 | 5:16AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 0.30 | 8:10PM 0.31 | 8:40AM 0.23 | 8:39PM 0.26 | 9:06AM 0.18 | 9:08PM 0.22 | 9:33AM 0.15 | 9:37PM 0.21 | 10:00AM 0.14 | 10:06PM 0.22 | 10:29AM 0.16 | 10:36PM 0.25 | 10:59AM 0.20 | 11:07PM 0.31 | 11:32AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 29 |
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