Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 710 | 574 | 733 | 848 | 573 | 588 | 549 | 416 | 490 | 427 | 502 | 408 | 302 | 265 | 349 | 437 | 528 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:22AM1.58m | 3:48PM1.66m | 4:00AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:34AM0.04m | 9:56PM0.08m | 10:09AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 394 | 710 | 232 | 279 | 632 | 573 | 195 | 191 | 191 | 145 | 427 | 383 | 332 | 282 | 234 | 349 | 437 | 528 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 154 | 336 | 47 | 260 | 205 | 106 | 185 | 191 | 151 | 99 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 255 | 232 | 137 | 42 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | S 26 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 390 | — | — | 13 | 42 | 43 | 266 | 480 | 180 | 221 | 146 | 106 | 280 | 273 | 265 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 274 | 446 | 574 | 733 | 848 | 414 | 588 | 549 | 416 | 490 | — | 502 | 408 | 302 | 239 | 246 | 230 | 204 | 204 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 383 | 511 | 511 | 487 | 495 | 511 | 511 | 435 | 183 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 495 | 434 | 216 | 183 |
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