Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 749 | 542 | 514 | 338 | 279 | 248 | 570 | 490 | 702 | 794 | 723 | 693 | 1278 | 634 | 634 | 565 | 555 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.58m | 6:47AM1.37m | 7:18PM1.48m | 7:24AM1.25m | 7:57PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:29AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 476 | 515 | 524 | 514 | 338 | 279 | 248 | 570 | 490 | 702 | 794 | 723 | 672 | 614 | 634 | 634 | 565 | 555 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 9 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 161 | 137 | 227 | 65 | 173 | 50 | 49 | 135 | 355 | 312 | 281 | 194 | 94 | 203 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 69 | 110 | 108 | 46 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 83 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 749 | 542 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 603 | 693 | 1278 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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