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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 pm Tuesday 21 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
19.5° 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 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 874 | 825 | 767 | 663 | 2641 | 4112 | 4646 | 4855 | 4580 | 2767 | 3183 | 2801 | 4060 | 3401 | 3277 | 2905 | 2601 | 2320 | 1691 | 1335 | 1178 | 806 | 673 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:18PM 1.38 | 6:37AM 1.36 | 7:12PM 1.24 | 7:35AM 1.18 | 8:35PM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:07PM 0.20 | 12:22AM 0.31 | 12:53PM 0.36 | 1:19AM 0.49 | 1:57PM 0.50 | 2:54AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
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