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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 Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
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 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1338 | 1072 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 794 | 2136 | 2768 | 2543 | 2033 | 1691 | 1463 | 1208 | 1034 | 1018 | 892 | 851 | 884 | 988 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.41m | 2:52AM1.59m | 3:11PM1.46m | 3:20AM1.61m | 3:39PM1.49m | 3:48AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.14m | 9:08PM0.18m | 9:33AM0.11m | 9:36PM0.16m | 9:59AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1338 | 1072 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 543 | 2136 | 2768 | 2543 | 2033 | 1691 | 1463 | 1208 | 1034 | 1018 | 892 | 851 | 884 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 110 | 109 | 101 | 794 | 308 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 90 | 47 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 30 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 95 | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 336 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 |
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