Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 678 | 546 | 451 | 375 | 345 | 180 | 169 | 135 | 138 | 132 | 123 | 148 | 135 | 99 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 112 | 138 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.44m | 2:30PM1.66m | 2:50AM1.54m | 3:02PM1.75m | 3:23AM1.60m | 3:36PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.16m | 8:45PM0.07m | 8:47AM0.07m | 9:17PM-0.01m | 9:21AM0.02m | 9:50PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 792 | 678 | 546 | 451 | 375 | 345 | 180 | 169 | 135 | 138 | 132 | 103 | 99 | 94 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 112 | 138 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 99 | 97 | 90 | 75 | 65 | 123 | 148 | 135 | 99 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 335 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 259 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 75 | 128 | 41 | 269 | 2979 | 383 | 13 | 0 |
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