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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 Monday 27 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
1656 | 1421 | 1148 | 1488 | 3317 | 3652 | 4097 | 4327 | 4552 | 4804 | 5297 | 5502 | 4063 | 4131 | 5691 | 5223 | 4539 | 4080 | 3523 | 3228 | 3420 | 2739 | 2071 | 1671 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.24m | 1:50AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:23AM1.54m | 2:42PM1.41m | 2:52AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.34m | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:40AM0.20m | 8:39PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 123 | 104 | 75 | 73 | 1753 | 1895 | 2225 | 2433 | 2751 | 2979 | 3422 | 3533 | 4063 | 4131 | 5691 | 5223 | 4539 | 4080 | 3523 | 3228 | 3420 | 2739 | 2071 | 1671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1104 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 980 | 1011 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 87 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1656 | 1421 | 1148 | 1488 | 3317 | 3652 | 4097 | 4327 | 4552 | 4804 | 5297 | 5502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 59 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 787 | 947 | 896 | 494 | 141 | 141 | 170 | 360 | 435 | 495 | 459 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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