Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
!
!
!
2
4
4
3
2
3
!
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
2
SW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
1019
1062
871
647
412
330
500
1447
11897
12611
8810
2907
1556
2297
1568
1281
745
4441
3718
5078
11531
8747
5928
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24AM1.07m
00:05AM1.28m
12:30PM1.18m
00:53AM1.42m
1:19PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.60m
5:29PM0.50m
6:26AM0.46m
6:27PM0.40m
7:15AM0.31m
7:15PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
20
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
23
17
16
20
23
20
16
18
23
21
19
16
15
8
7
8
13
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
20
13
15
19
19
18
14
16
17
14
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
2
SW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
193
1019
1062
871
647
412
330
500
1447
3199
4161
3164
171
1556
2297
1568
1281
687
2394
5747
4338
3045
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.2
SSW
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.5
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
125
96
99
63
59
40
37
37
6
12
7
7
7
797
6
6
6
745
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
49
36
40
31
19
18
9
8
3
14
14
6
7
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
36
21
24
11
25
6
6
5
11897
12611
8810
2907
4441
3718
5078
11531
8747
5928
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
5
9
Distance (km)
300
300
328
20
21
130
161
193
193
169
193
31
193
0
0
2
31
2
13
170
434
904
459
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
7
3
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
9
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