Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 618 | 632 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 547 | 547 | 531 | 531 | 455 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 485 | 495 | 452 | 506 | 587 | 702 | 731 | 720 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.55m | 4:39AM1.54m | 5:03PM1.60m | 5:07AM1.54m | 5:31PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.10m | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:48AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:15AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 618 | 632 | 601 | 559 | 559 | 547 | 547 | 531 | 531 | 455 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 485 | 495 | 452 | 506 | 587 | 702 | 731 | 720 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 401 | 395 | 390 | 317 | 312 | 312 | 303 | 246 | 277 | 201 | 192 | 127 | 87 | 86 | 60 | 61 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 293 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 4 | 14 | 17 | — | 26 | 31 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 829 | 31 | 31 | 107 | 0 | 13 | 170 | 487 | 511 | 511 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 183 | 216 | 156 | 3 |
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