Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 268 | 275 | 203 | 142 | 117 | 98 | 80 | 79 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 251 | 471 | 610 | 545 | 531 | 507 | 418 | 405 | 318 | 293 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.38m | 2:23AM1.39m | 2:41PM1.53m | 2:51AM1.50m | 3:07PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.34m | 8:21PM0.33m | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:48PM0.19m | 8:53AM0.10m | 9:16PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 24 |
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 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 346 | 268 | 275 | 203 | 142 | 117 | 98 | 80 | 63 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 251 | 471 | 610 | 545 | 531 | 507 | 418 | 405 | 318 | 293 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 5 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 98 | 71 | 72 | 100 | 60 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 79 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 73 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 62 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 60 | 47 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 71 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 58 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 591 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 33 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 57 | — | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 107 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 107 | 383 | 3 | 26 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 269 | 321 | 434 | 31 | 0 |
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