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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 pm 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
18.0° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
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 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | S 12 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 10 | |
168 | 157 | 173 | 163 | 141 | 123 | 134 | 123 | 108 | 108 | 88 | 99 | 134 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 80 | 151 | 68 | 67 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.20m | 8:34PM1.25m | 8:54AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.30m | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:55PM0.41m | 2:53AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.48m | 4:29AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 168 | 37 | 40 | 163 | 141 | 123 | 134 | 123 | 106 | 108 | 88 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 157 | 152 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 26 | 151 | 24 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | E 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 78 | 100 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 26 | 34 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 42 | 82 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 57 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 108 | 73 | 71 | 99 | 98 | 94 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 16 | 42 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | NNE 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 157 | 173 | 200 | 182 | 261 | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 67 | 134 | 194 | 149 | 64 | 40 | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 260 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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