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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 pm Monday 27 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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 3AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
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 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
1289 | 1488 | 3210 | 3538 | 4048 | 4107 | 4330 | 4524 | 3267 | 5271 | 3611 | 4189 | 4733 | 5150 | 4873 | 4140 | 3257 | 2258 | 3323 | 2780 | 2190 | 1671 | 1090 | 819 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:23AM1.54m | 2:42PM1.41m | 2:52AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.34m | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:40AM0.20m | 8:39PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 75 | 73 | 1582 | 1895 | 2225 | 2322 | 2632 | 2757 | 32 | 3503 | 3611 | 4189 | 4733 | 5150 | 4873 | 4140 | 3257 | 2258 | 3323 | 2780 | 2190 | 1671 | 1090 | 819 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | — | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 725 | 1323 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 85 | 124 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 30 | 59 | 87 | 28 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1289 | 1488 | 3210 | 3538 | 4048 | 4107 | 4330 | 4524 | 3267 | 5271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 896 | 896 | 141 | 141 | 169 | 383 | 435 | 495 | 459 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 259 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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