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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 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
21.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 10PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 225 | 123 | 1377 | 1447 | 939 | 799 | 788 | 665 | 684 | 580 | 537 | 434 | 413 | 424 | 398 | 588 | 692 | 601 | 450 | 347 | 258 | 185 | 152 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:22PM 1.40 | 6:43AM 1.43 | 7:04PM 1.24 | 7:30AM 1.23 | 8:08PM 1.07 | 9:01AM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:25AM 0.24 | 12:57PM 0.35 | 1:09AM 0.43 | 1:52PM 0.52 | 2:20AM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
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