Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 105 | 92 | 74 | 207 | 883 | 1776 | 4412 | 3540 | 2846 | 1001 | 1316 | 684 | 2019 | 2019 | 1838 | 1629 | 1228 | 1210 | 1070 | 956 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:58AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.30m | 1:52AM1.55m | 2:25PM1.40m | 2:43AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.37m | 7:25AM0.26m | 7:29PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.17m | 8:23PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 74 | 78 | 59 | 42 | 2001 | 1553 | 1227 | 1001 | 1316 | 676 | 2019 | 2019 | 1838 | 1629 | 1228 | 1210 | 1070 | 956 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 105 | 76 | 72 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 41 | 44 | 71 | 684 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 45 | 53 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 10 | 11 | 64 | 3 | 82 | — | — | — | 51 | 33 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 207 | 883 | 1776 | 4412 | 3540 | 2846 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 28 | 48 | 77 | 131 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 383 | 591 | 383 | 383 | 147 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 328 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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