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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 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | |
264 | 223 | 187 | 157 | 182 | 182 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 181 | 245 | 299 | 369 | 362 | 361 | 249 | 221 | 808 | 998 | 1050 | 1042 | 1285 | 1463 | 2985 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.04m | 00:19AM1.22m | 12:45PM1.14m | 1:12AM1.35m | 1:33PM1.24m | 1:50AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:48AM0.52m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:35AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 264 | 223 | 187 | 157 | 182 | 182 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 181 | 245 | 299 | 369 | 362 | 361 | 249 | 205 | 170 | 121 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 1488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 257 | 259 | 253 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 66 | 221 | 808 | 998 | 1050 | 1042 | 1285 | 1463 | 2985 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 383 | 516 | 645 | 787 | 903 | 572 | 152 | 135 |
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