Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 646 | 905 | 1042 | 1279 | 1208 | 1065 | 669 | 623 | 604 | 660 | 557 | 521 | 492 | 1003 | 1070 | 1037 | 1154 | 1074 | 1039 | 918 | 789 | 381 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.50m | 6:22PM1.52m | 6:33AM1.40m | 7:11PM1.46m | 7:20AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.28m | 12:44PM0.20m | 1:21AM0.38m | 1:30PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 447 | 646 | 905 | 1042 | 1279 | 1208 | 1065 | 669 | 623 | 604 | 660 | 557 | 521 | 492 | 1003 | 1070 | 1037 | 1154 | 1074 | 1039 | 918 | 789 | 381 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 124 | 457 | 346 | 329 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 220 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 56 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 269 | 293 |
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