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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
18.4° C
 (Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)19s

Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131117201918161616151414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47679326925929783825232830226923102224202939332012178115091283112110701091117012691113
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
1.44
3:35PM
1.55
3:57AM
1.45
4:04PM
1.53
4:26AM
1.43
4:33PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20PM
0.15
9:25AM
0.22
9:48PM
0.14
9:54AM
0.23
10:16PM
0.16
10:24AM
0.25
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise--4:54-------4:54-------4:54-----
Sunset------6:50-------6:51-------6:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514202223211816161622242321191616162124242119
Feels °C (?)151513191920191815151420202018171514142022232019
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