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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 Saturday 28 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
20.2° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 163 | 157 | 151 | 112 | 110 | 154 | 86 | 90 | 138 | 346 | 614 | 521 | 343 | 263 | 268 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 198 | 194 | 191 | 184 | 177 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58AM 1.15 | 1:21PM 1.17 | 1:49AM 1.33 | 2:05PM 1.31 | 2:25AM 1.49 | 2:39PM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 0.53 | 7:33PM 0.42 | 8:06AM 0.37 | 8:11PM 0.28 | 8:40AM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
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