Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.1°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 East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
1.2
SW
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
160
152
114
114
82
82
81
79
56
81
78
71
68
91
90
88
85
77
74
95
188
183
665
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:54AM1.09m
9:59PM1.23m
10:27AM1.05m
11:19PM1.25m
11:49AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.56m
3:09PM0.48m
4:29AM0.58m
4:32PM0.51m
5:52AM0.53m
5:46PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
16
17
17
20
21
20
18
17
17
16
16
20
21
19
18
18
17
16
17
21
24
21
18
18
15
16
16
19
20
20
18
17
17
16
16
20
20
19
19
18
17
15
16
19
21
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
206
157
152
114
114
82
82
81
79
54
51
78
71
68
91
90
88
85
77
74
74
188
183
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
1.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
49
46
31
26
54
82
15
60
57
56
81
50
49
48
66
48
30
30
30
64
95
54
54
665
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
50
49
50
47
28
42
80
74
15
22
65
78
12
60
48
67
43
42
26
17
16
107
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
160
160
43
15
15
15
1
1
1
1
1
4
29
66
97
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
41
269
120
13
0
0
0
0
293
293
276
276
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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