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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 am Friday 08 May 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | |
6798 | 5411 | 5711 | 5547 | 5195 | 4768 | 4167 | 3611 | 2837 | 2325 | 1945 | 1619 | 1310 | 1104 | 854 | 668 | 487 | 352 | 279 | 194 | 140 | 109 | 197 | 780 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.10m | 7:57AM1.07m | 9:22PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 11:00PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.65m | 2:34PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 5136 | 5411 | 5711 | 5547 | 5195 | 4768 | 4167 | 3611 | 2837 | 2325 | 1945 | 1619 | 1310 | 1104 | 854 | 668 | 487 | 352 | 279 | 194 | 140 | 109 | 197 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 255 | 184 | 149 | 78 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 48 | 7 | 20 | 93 | 135 | 130 | 104 | 81 | 63 | 46 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 327 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 44 | 91 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6798 | — | 65 | 61 | 58 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 86 | 189 | 250 | 375 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 322 | 259 | 427 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 216 | 200 | 328 | 348 |
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