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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 Sunday 29 Mar 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 337 | 263 | 268 | 217 | 217 | 202 | 198 | 194 | 191 | 229 | 216 | 208 | 167 | 194 | 161 | 174 | 181 | 141 | 247 | 348 | 434 | 458 | 482 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05PM 1.31 | 2:25AM 1.49 | 2:39PM 1.43 | 2:56AM 1.61 | 3:10PM 1.51 | 3:25AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06AM 0.37 | 8:11PM 0.28 | 8:40AM 0.24 | 8:43PM 0.17 | 9:09AM 0.14 | 9:11PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
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