Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 474 | 397 | 182 | 368 | 415 | 595 | 639 | 615 | 549 | 426 | 360 | 273 | 204 | 169 | 115 | 108 | 67 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.73m | 5:21AM1.53m | 5:38PM1.61m | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:15PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.05m | 11:22AM0.10m | 11:51PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 551 | 474 | 397 | 155 | 368 | 415 | 595 | 639 | 615 | 549 | 426 | 360 | 273 | 204 | 169 | 115 | 108 | 67 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 21 | 38 | 182 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 102 | 98 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 34 | 19 | 27 | 111 | 31 | 57 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 75 | 131 | 224 | 255 | 280 | 372 | 417 | 440 | 509 | 599 | 787 | 889 | 763 | 692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 461 | 348 | 348 | 383 | 383 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 399 | 399 | 293 | 293 | 276 | 293 | 455 | 455 | 293 |
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