Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)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 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1830
1484
1178
902
663
564
395
290
228
174
127
287
309
317
277
317
461
461
405
309
270
273
286
408
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:35PM1.12m
9:15AM1.04m
10:46PM1.11m
11:28AM1.04m
00:19AM1.22m
12:45PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.63m
3:45PM0.59m
5:23AM0.63m
5:42PM0.54m
6:48AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:37
5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
16
17
22
26
23
22
21
19
18
21
29
29
24
22
23
24
26
27
32
34
16
15
14
14
12
12
17
21
19
18
19
17
16
19
28
28
23
21
22
22
24
24
29
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.5
S
12
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1830
1484
1178
902
663
564
395
290
228
174
272
287
309
317
277
317
67
461
405
309
270
273
286
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
13
13
127
93
98
99
67
66
6
45
44
25
25
25
25
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
0.4
SW
2
Energy kJ
25
45
73
108
150
192
240
319
300
310
439
597
627
574
486
536
461
740
817
659
475
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
434
434
328
328
293
269
269
269
276
269
13
13
3
3
0
120
269
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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