Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 10AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
0
2
3
!
!
2
!
!
0
!
4
5
5
5
4
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131314141716161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14961285111198887483776710424169386321444049437428323137220240603401303426782386212415331335
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.54
6:18PM
1.38
6:37AM
1.36
7:12PM
1.24
7:35AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.16
12:07PM
0.20
12:22AM
0.31
12:53PM
0.36
1:19AM
0.49
1:57PM
0.50
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151415162324221815161617202118161515151519202019
Feels °C (?)121112141919191411121111131412131313131415151515
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