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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 1 am Saturday 09 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.1°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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 27°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
3678 | 2837 | 2325 | 1913 | 1592 | 1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 521 | 358 | 298 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 168 | 458 | 952 | 1064 | 871 | 598 | 419 | 322 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.07m | 9:22PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 11:00PM1.15m | 11:24AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.65m | 2:34PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.56m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:29PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 3678 | 2837 | 2325 | 1913 | 1592 | 1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 521 | 358 | 298 | 232 | 190 | 93 | 168 | 458 | 952 | 1064 | 871 | 598 | 419 | 322 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 48 | 10 | 20 | 93 | 155 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 111 | 45 | 96 | 98 | 45 | 65 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 34 | 38 | 56 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 77 | 189 | 272 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 434 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 309 | 166 | 169 | 383 | 309 | 309 | 152 | 103 | 455 | 130 | 156 |
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