Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 988 | 838 | 838 | 788 | 345 | 416 | 498 | 414 | 408 | 402 | 217 | 260 | 299 | 353 | 353 | 275 | 501 | 414 | 339 | 277 | 1556 | 2774 | 3923 | 2295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52AM1.44m | 4:19PM1.40m | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:52PM1.44m | 4:55AM1.46m | 5:24PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.21m | 10:17PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.18m | 10:50PM0.29m | 11:08AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 988 | 838 | 838 | 788 | 345 | 416 | 498 | 414 | 408 | 176 | 217 | 260 | 230 | 196 | 165 | 161 | 501 | 414 | 173 | 184 | 101 | 34 | 24 | 689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 163 | 105 | 39 | 35 | 67 | 402 | 162 | 213 | 299 | 353 | 353 | 232 | 130 | 105 | 339 | 277 | 46 | 50 | 39 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 55 | — | 78 | 45 | 73 | 116 | 165 | 275 | 80 | 102 | 105 | 84 | — | — | — | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 123 | 1556 | 2774 | 3923 | 2295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 103 | 293 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 328 | 360 | 336 | 348 |
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