Tidals surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 05 Jul 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tidals today?

The current surf forecast for Tidals at 2AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (06 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141716161515151414141313131313161615151514141414141413131313131313131414131414141414141414141413171616161515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1574306425692069169415261669716169589945974378132700816687393929378734503001264021961983180816151586135711821042914737635625623582560515384681166118341241103277779774880186211753202139114772348626181994175214021232112511181004
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
1.17
1:03PM
1.06
1:17AM
1.22
1:57PM
1.14
2:06AM
1.29
2:39PM
1.23
2:47AM
1.37
3:17PM
1.32
3:24AM
1.44
3:53PM
1.40
3:59AM
1.50
4:27PM
1.47
4:33AM
1.53
5:02PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.61
6:49AM
0.54
6:51PM
0.57
7:44AM
0.46
7:48PM
0.50
8:28AM
0.38
8:34PM
0.43
9:06AM
0.29
9:14PM
0.35
9:41AM
0.21
9:51PM
0.29
10:14AM
0.15
10:27PM
0.24
10:47AM
0.10
11:03PM
0.22
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09------
Sunset5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171614151615171918141314141416181714131312111722201716151517242826252518161519222019201916151819181515131212161614131212
Feels °C (?)15131011131113131287878912131110109713181813121010121923212021161515192019161616131415141488778121312111010
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