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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 Thursday 23 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
20.0° 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 11AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
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 29°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
3222 | 2905 | 2825 | 2320 | 1663 | 1484 | 1178 | 902 | 663 | 564 | 395 | 290 | 228 | 174 | 196 | 287 | 405 | 377 | 324 | 368 | 415 | 405 | 351 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.18m | 8:35PM1.12m | 9:15AM1.04m | 10:46PM1.11m | 11:28AM1.04m | 00:19AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.50m | 2:54AM0.63m | 3:45PM0.59m | 5:23AM0.63m | 5:42PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 3222 | 2905 | 2825 | 2320 | 1663 | 1484 | 1178 | 902 | 663 | 564 | 395 | 290 | 228 | 273 | 196 | 287 | 405 | 377 | 324 | 368 | 69 | 405 | 351 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 127 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 69 | 69 | 6 | 45 | 44 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 35 | 56 | 90 | 128 | 155 | 204 | 270 | 404 | 336 | 379 | 373 | 563 | 699 | 890 | 636 | 549 | 415 | 606 | — | 560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 383 | 434 | 434 | 406 | 328 | 399 | 293 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 293 | 260 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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