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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 Monday 20 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
18.9° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2846 | 1684 | 1420 | 3521 | 1621 | 1285 | 1111 | 988 | 874 | 837 | 767 | 2719 | 4507 | 4183 | 4997 | 4718 | 4930 | 2789 | 2834 | 3114 | 4035 | 3709 | 3263 | 2942 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 1.51 | 5:53AM 1.54 | 6:18PM 1.38 | 6:37AM 1.36 | 7:12PM 1.24 | 7:35AM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.07 | 11:38PM 0.16 | 12:07PM 0.20 | 12:22AM 0.31 | 12:53PM 0.36 | 1:19AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
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