Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 361 | 534 | 624 | 862 | 975 | 975 | 961 | 721 | 606 | 475 | 356 | 318 | 303 | 260 | 410 | 235 | 220 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:14AM1.42m | 6:36PM1.50m | 6:51AM1.28m | 7:18PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.19m | 00:51AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 294 | 361 | 534 | 624 | 862 | 975 | 975 | 961 | 721 | 606 | 475 | 356 | 318 | 303 | 260 | 68 | 235 | 119 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 106 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 36 | — | 39 | 39 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 88 | 90 | 50 | 49 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | 117 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 46 | — | — | 410 | 64 | 220 | 688 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 511 | 216 | 293 | 103 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 494 | 31 | 107 | 591 |
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