Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2329 | 1984 | 1400 | 1073 | 901 | 762 | 598 | 503 | 494 | 411 | 411 | 404 | 390 | 377 | 200 | 1676 | 528 | 756 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.08m | 8:39AM0.93m | 10:07PM0.97m | 12:31PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.67m | 2:48PM0.72m | 5:33AM0.73m | 6:24PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2329 | 1984 | 1400 | 1073 | 901 | 762 | 598 | 503 | 494 | 411 | 411 | 404 | 390 | 377 | 198 | 35 | 394 | 189 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 57 | — | 18 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 200 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 54 | — | 3 | 1676 | 528 | 756 | 702 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 434 | 13 | 26 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 300 | 459 | 322 | 152 |
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