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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 pm Friday 20 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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 225 | 244 | 560 | 1456 | 603 | 557 | 599 | 550 | 504 | 607 | 495 | 424 | 302 | 190 | 196 | 203 | 179 | 137 | 140 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 128 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41PM 1.67 | 4:58AM 1.83 | 5:13PM 1.63 | 5:30AM 1.75 | 5:46PM 1.53 | 6:05AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:42PM -0.07 | 11:10AM -0.04 | 11:14PM -0.02 | 11:43AM 0.05 | 11:48PM 0.09 | 12:18PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
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