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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 1 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 529 | 434 | 427 | 362 | 378 | 435 | 494 | 364 | 291 | 219 | 187 | 137 | 128 | 214 | 170 | 123 | 164 | 130 | 133 | 246 | 224 | 249 | 330 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:30AM 1.23 | 8:08PM 1.07 | 9:01AM 1.04 | 10:58PM 1.00 | 12:01PM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09AM 0.43 | 1:52PM 0.52 | 2:20AM 0.62 | 3:50PM 0.65 | 5:33AM 0.68 | 6:32PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
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