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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 Wednesday 29 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
5426 | 5973 | 5633 | 4647 | 3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1461 | 1180 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 661 | 2136 | 2791 | 2311 | 2004 | 1691 | 1463 | 1208 | 1034 | 905 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.41m | 2:52AM1.59m | 3:11PM1.46m | 3:20AM1.61m | 3:39PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.20m | 8:39PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.14m | 9:08PM0.18m | 9:33AM0.11m | 9:36PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 5426 | 5973 | 5633 | 4647 | 3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1461 | 1180 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 466 | 2136 | 2791 | 2311 | 2004 | 1691 | 1463 | 1208 | 1034 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 110 | 153 | 103 | 661 | 308 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 101 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 7 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 259 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 259 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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