Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 1491 | 1468 | 1445 | 1781 | 1657 | 2127 | 2785 | 2877 | 2558 | 2333 | 2122 | 1894 | 1838 | 1617 | 1430 | 1258 | 1248 | 1420 | 1420 | 1351 | 1074 | 948 | 918 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.08m | 11:11PM1.30m | 12:02PM1.11m | 00:34AM1.34m | 1:20PM1.20m | 1:43AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.49m | 5:49AM0.46m | 5:57PM0.48m | 7:07AM0.38m | 7:17PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1452 | 1491 | 1468 | 1445 | 1781 | 1657 | 2127 | 2785 | 2877 | 2558 | 2333 | 2122 | 1894 | 1838 | 1617 | 1430 | 1258 | 1248 | 1420 | 1420 | 1351 | 1074 | 948 | 918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 130 | 13 | 2 | 107 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 293 | 130 | 103 |
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