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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s 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 (13 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
4049 | 5749 | 7503 | 3676 | 4976 | 5698 | 8085 | 8802 | 2537 | 2092 | 1570 | 1249 | 1117 | 997 | 895 | 786 | 686 | 1712 | 2197 | 2307 | 2412 | 2346 | 2125 | 2066 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.42m | 1:19PM1.29m | 1:36AM1.56m | 2:03PM1.41m | 2:18AM1.67m | 2:44PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:15PM0.29m | 7:57AM0.18m | 7:59PM0.18m | 8:37AM0.07m | 8:41PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 1981 | 2011 | 2528 | — | — | — | 3791 | 3041 | 2537 | 2092 | 1570 | 1249 | 1117 | 997 | 895 | 786 | 686 | 1712 | 2197 | 2307 | 2412 | 2346 | 2125 | 2066 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 109 | 271 | 892 | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4049 | 5749 | 7503 | 3676 | 4976 | 5698 | 8085 | 8802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 3 | 13 | 435 | 904 | 574 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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