Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.3
SW
8
0.8
E
11
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
1
SSW
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
119
115
108
103
75
99
214
206
157
183
171
112
82
93
60
57
82
65
78
71
93
91
101
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM1.20m
8:34PM1.25m
8:54AM1.09m
9:59PM1.23m
10:27AM1.05m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.46m
1:55PM0.41m
2:53AM0.56m
3:09PM0.48m
4:29AM0.58m
4:32PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
20
21
19
17
17
16
15
15
20
21
19
18
17
18
18
20
22
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
14
14
19
20
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
116
103
93
99
82
65
68
214
206
157
65
71
112
82
44
46
40
21
56
78
71
93
91
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
86
119
85
84
81
75
37
37
44
60
152
114
42
82
59
58
55
82
51
23
21
20
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
100
95
115
108
103
71
99
50
50
49
30
29
16
42
80
60
57
54
65
50
49
31
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
2
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
203
3
19
28
72
179
135
183
171
57
64
93
1
3
1
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
103
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
107
4
0
0
0
0
0
41
120
269
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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