Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1726 | 1729 | 1655 | 2207 | 2316 | 1724 | 1697 | 1520 | 1458 | 1232 | 1009 | 795 | 590 | 578 | 512 | 502 | 441 | 441 | 327 | 279 | 294 | 339 | 295 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.56m | 5:23PM1.64m | 5:34AM1.47m | 5:48PM1.52m | 5:59AM1.36m | 6:12PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:08AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.14m | 11:34AM0.17m | 11:56PM0.25m | 12:00PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 297 | 207 | 192 | 1601 | 1667 | 1724 | 1697 | 1520 | 1458 | 1232 | 1009 | 795 | 590 | 578 | 512 | 502 | 441 | 441 | 327 | 279 | 234 | 239 | 202 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 187 | 137 | 131 | 121 | 106 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 48 | 162 | 142 | 84 | 84 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 51 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 1726 | 1729 | 1655 | 2207 | 2316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 263 | 39 | 111 | 294 | 339 | 295 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 458 | 322 | 120 | 128 | 258 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 31 | 155 | 120 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 383 | 494 | 511 | 495 | 487 |
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