Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 312 | 432 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 387 | 628 | 913 | 294 | 242 | 192 | 188 | 181 | 140 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 76 | 129 | 95 | 71 | 69 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.52m | 4:51AM1.43m | 4:58PM1.45m | 5:21AM1.36m | 5:27PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.21m | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:49AM0.27m | 11:10PM0.23m | 11:20AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | 6:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 280 | 312 | 432 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 387 | 379 | 311 | 294 | 242 | 192 | 188 | 181 | 140 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 19 | 129 | 95 | 37 | 43 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 218 | 220 | 20 | 146 | 46 | 23 | 68 | 109 | 74 | 32 | 32 | 76 | 14 | 29 | 71 | 69 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 55 | — | 2 | 160 | 35 | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 29 | — | 28 | 60 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 628 | 913 | — | 198 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 26 | — | 5 | 19 | 53 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 31 | 434 | 142 | 216 | 103 | 103 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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