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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 Wednesday 27 May 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
97 | 78 | 80 | 69 | 175 | 549 | 276 | 475 | 459 | 437 | 537 | 635 | 817 | 986 | 1042 | 1136 | 756 | 924 | 485 | 485 | 836 | 812 | 465 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:47AM1.41m | 2:13PM1.29m | 2:22AM1.45m | 2:47PM1.34m | 2:55AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.31m | 8:07PM0.36m | 8:39AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 97 | 78 | 72 | 47 | 175 | 549 | 140 | 475 | 459 | 437 | 537 | 635 | 817 | 986 | 1042 | 1136 | 756 | 924 | 485 | 149 | 836 | 812 | 465 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | — | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 54 | 80 | 69 | 92 | 8 | 276 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 166 | 485 | — | 1 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 3 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | — | 43 | 41 | 71 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 59 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 258 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 147 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 435 | 511 | 511 | 31 | 75 | 41 | 13 | 0 |
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