Tidals Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.86° S 28.11° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tidals sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Tidals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tidals today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
254
344
412
374
367
345
472
472
679
568
411
371
293
204
198
195
315
582
976
1518
1649
1518
1411
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
S
10
S
0
SSE
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM1.04m
00:19AM1.22m
1:00PM1.09m
1:15AM1.25m
1:51PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.55m
5:43PM0.57m
6:51AM0.51m
6:51PM0.54m
7:41AM0.44m
7:45PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
19
20
18
17
18
17
16
17
21
23
21
20
19
20
19
19
23
25
20
18
19
20
Feels °C
15
17
17
18
18
18
19
17
15
15
19
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
22
23
21
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
E
6
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
217
254
344
412
374
367
345
472
472
679
568
411
75
293
52
39
29
42
582
976
1518
1649
1518
1411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.1
E
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
11
11
16
124
124
184
177
123
123
16
3
371
3
204
198
195
315
55
46
66
68
68
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
18
17
36
16
16
16
16
16
16
7
10
10
18
136
91
2
5
7
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
26
28
32
38
18
57
64
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
4
4
31
0
0
0
0
26
120
120
75
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
31
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
6
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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