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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 Thursday 02 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
19.4° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 510 | 68 | 44 | 43 | 650 | 659 | 659 | 608 | 682 | 118 | 919 | 753 | 635 | 515 | 459 | 389 | 284 | 234 | 201 | 196 | 165 | 161 | 156 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:05PM 1.58 | 4:17AM 1.71 | 4:31PM 1.57 | 4:42AM 1.67 | 4:56PM 1.53 | 5:06AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:02AM 0.04 | 10:04PM 0.04 | 10:27AM 0.04 | 10:30PM 0.07 | 10:51AM 0.08 | 10:55PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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