Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 554 | 439 | 732 | 421 | 421 | 672 | 737 | 676 | 694 | 613 | 671 | 654 | 625 | 610 | 596 | 527 | 526 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.23m | 6:50AM1.09m | 7:05PM1.08m | 7:30AM0.95m | 8:11PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.51m | 12:54PM0.58m | 1:31AM0.65m | 1:40PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 369 | 193 | 439 | 186 | 421 | 199 | 142 | 147 | 183 | 135 | 128 | 97 | 160 | 204 | 139 | 133 | 127 | 427 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 115 | 220 | 195 | 480 | 244 | 135 | — | 82 | 69 | 74 | 123 | 120 | 59 | — | 12 | 12 | — | 82 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 238 | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 211 | 554 | 345 | 732 | — | 421 | 672 | 737 | 676 | 694 | 613 | 671 | 654 | 625 | 610 | 596 | 527 | 526 | 461 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 511 | 498 | 498 | 511 | 511 | 435 | 900 | 511 | 434 | 434 | 409 | 406 | 269 | 120 | 120 | 321 | 3 | 0 |
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