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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 7 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 250 | 223 | 223 | 341 | 434 | 458 | 413 | 371 | 371 | 424 | 510 | 45 | 946 | 762 | 701 | 781 | 682 | 623 | 637 | 908 | 909 | 707 | 575 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 1.69 | 3:38PM 1.56 | 3:52AM 1.72 | 4:05PM 1.58 | 4:17AM 1.71 | 4:31PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM 0.07 | 9:38PM 0.05 | 10:02AM 0.04 | 10:04PM 0.04 | 10:27AM 0.04 | 10:30PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
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