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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 7 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 216 | 208 | 198 | 158 | 198 | 171 | 181 | 141 | 219 | 297 | 315 | 333 | 306 | 306 | 315 | 427 | 544 | 588 | 558 | 466 | 408 | 355 | 346 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 1.43 | 2:56AM 1.61 | 3:10PM 1.51 | 3:25AM 1.69 | 3:38PM 1.56 | 3:52AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:43PM 0.17 | 9:09AM 0.14 | 9:11PM 0.09 | 9:36AM 0.07 | 9:38PM 0.05 | 10:02AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
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