Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 623 | 929 | 686 | 996 | 702 | 651 | 528 | 471 | 375 | 341 | 412 | 368 | 690 | 653 | 859 | 340 | 340 | 724 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:42AM1.15m | 1:14PM1.33m | 1:33AM1.30m | 1:55PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.55m | 6:54AM0.44m | 7:33PM0.38m | 7:39AM0.29m | 8:11PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 609 | 131 | 753 | 702 | 651 | 528 | 471 | 375 | 341 | 301 | 262 | 362 | 353 | 333 | 340 | 340 | 333 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 135 | 8 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 58 | — | 15 | 35 | 79 | 117 | 273 | 279 | 241 | 87 | 325 | 86 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 103 | 94 | 86 | 293 | 36 | 75 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 623 | 929 | 686 | 996 | 1259 | — | — | 59 | 143 | 305 | 412 | 368 | 690 | 653 | 859 | 308 | — | 724 | 710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 276 | 276 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 434 | 453 | 455 | 258 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 383 | 333 | 103 |
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