Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 12PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 434 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 437 | 1026 | 716 | 565 | 774 | 323 | 267 | 396 | 307 | 271 | 238 | 242 | 246 | 298 | 387 | 343 | 280 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.64m | 4:54AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.67m | 5:33AM1.56m | 6:02PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.02m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:42AM0.03m | 00:11AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 484 | 434 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 345 | 365 | 387 | 329 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 257 | 247 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 159 | 298 | 387 | 343 | 280 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 123 | 316 | 294 | 220 | 186 | 124 | 261 | 396 | 307 | 271 | 238 | 242 | 246 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 128 | 233 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 10 | 6 | 16 | 111 | 437 | 1026 | 716 | 565 | 774 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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