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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 7 am Monday 06 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is 6.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3467 | 6761 | 2968 | 3594 | 4007 | 6247 | 2228 | 1939 | 1939 | 1895 | 1668 | 1705 | 1762 | 1718 | 1567 | 1422 | 1294 | 1161 | 991 | 865 | 737 | 623 | 504 | 409 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30AM 1.49 | 5:45PM 1.36 | 5:55AM 1.37 | 6:11PM 1.25 | 6:20AM 1.25 | 6:42PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:40AM 0.23 | 11:46PM 0.31 | 12:06PM 0.34 | 12:12AM 0.43 | 12:37PM 0.46 | 12:44AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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