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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 Sunday 26 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
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 23°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
386 | 377 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 664 | 1344 | 1344 | 1147 | 1493 | 1462 | 3013 | 3465 | 1963 | 4214 | 5448 | 6551 | 7434 | 4308 | 4122 | 3777 | 4475 | 4007 | 3607 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.35m | 1:33PM1.24m | 1:50AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:23AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:35AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.34m | 8:10AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.27m | 8:40AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 |
29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 386 | 377 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 173 | 121 | 102 | 102 | 73 | 52 | 1603 | 1847 | 1963 | 2433 | 3256 | 4374 | 4496 | 4308 | 4122 | 3777 | 4475 | 4007 | 3607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 722 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 34 | 152 | 664 | 1344 | 1344 | 1147 | 1493 | 1462 | 3013 | 3465 | 5 | 4214 | 5448 | 6551 | 7434 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 2 | 26 | 161 | 328 | 516 | 678 | 810 | 950 | 495 | 141 | 135 | 141 | 383 | 435 | 460 | 459 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
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