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Tidals Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 12PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1721 | 1246 | 1048 | 765 | 599 | 499 | 405 | 367 | 284 | 274 | 213 | 198 | 651 | 488 | 547 | 787 | 455 | 437 | 440 | 637 | 627 | 578 | 463 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:52AM 1.23 | 6:57PM 1.20 | 7:52AM 1.19 | 8:02PM 1.11 | 9:11AM 1.19 | 9:34PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:55PM 0.53 | 1:22AM 0.43 | 2:02PM 0.59 | 2:27AM 0.48 | 3:34PM 0.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Sat 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
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