Tidals Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.86° S 28.11° E

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tidals sea temperature is
17.6° C

2.7°C colder than average for this time of year

Tidals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tidals today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 3AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1626
2261
5245
5476
4626
3599
1853
2029
2781
3069
3322
3149
2715
2207
1859
1522
1321
1111
944
855
723
699
573
563
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:24PM1.45m
5:26AM1.45m
5:56PM1.46m
5:58AM1.42m
6:30PM1.45m
6:33AM1.36m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.30m
11:39AM0.16m
11:58PM0.31m
12:10PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:44PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
16
15
19
20
18
16
15
14
14
14
19
20
17
15
14
14
13
13
20
24
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
9
9
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
16
16
15
12
11
11
9
9
16
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
23
14
2383
2555
2513
2092
1718
2029
2781
3069
3322
3149
2715
2207
1859
1522
1321
1111
944
855
723
699
573
563
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1.4
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
14
6
6
6
425
212
145
70
204
163
115
26
26
48
28
72
67
60
58
41
40
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
4
16
32
31
30
52
47
46
15
15
34
31
46
19
25
25
25
26
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1626
2261
5245
5476
4626
3599
1853
7
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
570
300
322
259
309
2
25
2
25
1
1
1
1
0
0
25
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
6
6
9
9
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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