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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 am Saturday 16 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | |
1370 | 1218 | 1077 | 946 | 784 | 735 | 638 | 636 | 472 | 330 | 308 | 242 | 185 | 189 | 203 | 162 | 209 | 205 | 160 | 263 | 174 | 174 | 132 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.55m | 3:40AM1.74m | 4:06PM1.57m | 4:22AM1.70m | 4:49PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.01m | 9:24PM0.06m | 9:57AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:38AM0.03m | 10:51PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1370 | 1218 | 1077 | 946 | 784 | 735 | 638 | 636 | 472 | 330 | 308 | 242 | 60 | 62 | 203 | 56 | 209 | 205 | 160 | 263 | 174 | 174 | 132 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 11 | E 11 | SW 15 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | S 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 99 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 185 | 189 | 66 | 144 | 59 | 34 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | ENE 11 | E 9 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 60 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 145 | 147 | 110 | 162 | 110 | 105 | 60 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 52 | 144 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 31 | 92 | 136 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 383 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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