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Tidals Surf Forecast
/ 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 pm Saturday 29 Nov 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 169 | 229 | 286 | 218 | 256 | 200 | 206 | 198 | 139 | 117 | 222 | 1081 | 1288 | 1249 | 995 | 774 | 648 | 633 | 492 | 418 | 631 | 694 | 655 | 617 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:35AM 1.25 | 11:08PM 1.10 | 11:46AM 1.35 | 12:20AM 1.19 | 12:43PM 1.47 | 1:16AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:05PM 0.53 | 5:08AM 0.46 | 6:15PM 0.40 | 6:14AM 0.38 | 7:10PM 0.27 | 7:11AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
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