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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 08 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1294 | 1161 | 991 | 852 | 737 | 623 | 496 | 409 | 339 | 333 | 276 | 271 | 209 | 198 | 116 | 112 | 82 | 79 | 51 | 150 | 191 | 183 | 173 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:20AM 1.25 | 6:42PM 1.13 | 6:52AM 1.12 | 7:31PM 1.00 | 7:53AM 0.99 | 10:33PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 0.46 | 12:44AM 0.57 | 1:20PM 0.59 | 1:37AM 0.70 | 3:04PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
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