Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 SAST
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
205
330
263
171
171
132
137
167
145
137
241
287
341
350
370
402
422
394
394
579
408
329
284
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:49PM1.56m
5:06AM1.61m
5:34PM1.50m
5:51AM1.49m
6:24PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.03m
10:51PM0.12m
11:21AM0.10m
11:39PM0.21m
12:06PM0.19m
00:31AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
17
17
21
21
20
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
16
14
15
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
209
205
330
263
171
171
132
119
167
112
87
241
287
341
350
370
402
422
394
394
418
408
329
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
45
45
45
45
34
33
31
137
85
145
137
104
101
147
140
138
140
101
98
56
46
46
41
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
108
105
18
19
21
30
86
21
20
20
77
93
58
36
34
33
32
24
23
46
56
54
49
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
10
2.1
SE
8
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
4
1
3
2
3
15
37
50
579
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
31
107
107
216
103
103
107
103
103
511
434
156
33
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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