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Tidals Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1728 | 1708 | 1554 | 1223 | 1091 | 1091 | 925 | 886 | 733 | 608 | 507 | 418 | 411 | 484 | 554 | 619 | 2089 | 3566 | 8232 | 7895 | 7787 | 5733 | 8165 | 5651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:34AM 1.13 | 8:12PM 1.13 | 9:17AM 0.98 | 10:48PM 1.01 | 12:24PM 1.04 | 12:56AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41PM 0.53 | 2:44AM 0.62 | 3:38PM 0.69 | 5:46AM 0.65 | 6:46PM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Tidals (light winds from the N at East London Airport 32 km from Tidals). 2.6m 15s groundswell from the S with a 0.6m 6s windswell from the SE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
32 km away, 1 h 48 min ago
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