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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 1 am Thursday 21 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | SW 7 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
414 | 320 | 374 | 204 | 208 | 199 | 168 | 173 | 153 | 138 | 150 | 108 | 107 | 90 | 73 | 98 | 156 | 199 | 266 | 299 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.34m | 7:22PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.20m | 8:34PM1.25m | 8:54AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.30m | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:55PM0.41m | 2:53AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | E 11 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 5 | S 4 |
 kJ | 353 | 254 | 247 | 204 | 44 | 41 | 168 | 173 | 153 | 138 | 150 | 108 | 107 | 90 | 72 | 74 | 43 | 199 | 86 | 165 | 114 | 82 | 31 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 7 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 57 | 44 | 82 | 69 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 33 | 32 | 39 | 59 | 152 | 114 | 42 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 46 | 70 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 108 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 98 | 94 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 80 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 414 | 320 | 374 | — | 208 | 199 | 230 | 218 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 28 | — | — | 156 | 135 | 266 | 299 | 73 | 65 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 141 | 260 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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