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/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
308 | 292 | 192 | 189 | 203 | 311 | 209 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 216 | 171 | 132 | 137 | 167 | 145 | 137 | 105 | 230 | 305 | 309 | 317 | 324 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.57m | 4:22AM1.70m | 4:49PM1.56m | 5:06AM1.61m | 5:34PM1.50m | 5:51AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:38AM0.03m | 10:51PM0.12m | 11:21AM0.10m | 11:39PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 308 | 292 | 185 | 189 | 203 | 311 | 209 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 216 | 171 | 132 | 119 | 167 | 145 | 137 | 84 | 230 | 305 | 309 | 317 | 324 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 5 | SSE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 192 | 32 | 38 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 85 | 59 | 55 | 105 | 101 | 149 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 23 | 145 | 110 | 4 | 108 | 105 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 86 | 137 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 93 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 31 | 55 | 87 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 135 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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