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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 Saturday 23 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 95 | 142 | 180 | 681 | 679 | 580 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.23m | 10:27AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.25m | 11:49AM1.08m | 00:20AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.48m | 4:29AM0.58m | 4:32PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.53m | 5:46PM0.49m | 6:50AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 142 | 85 | 97 | 679 | 580 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 28 | 82 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 67 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 49 | 95 | 54 | 180 | 681 | 94 | 112 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 54 | 42 | 80 | 87 | 57 | 67 | 20 | 61 | 12 | 60 | 66 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 154 | 160 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 120 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 120 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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