Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 735 | 778 | 653 | 569 | 447 | 350 | 339 | 313 | 367 | 349 | 333 | 661 | 645 | 580 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.14m | 8:56PM1.26m | 9:39AM1.03m | 10:42PM1.18m | 11:55AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.44m | 2:19PM0.45m | 3:32AM0.54m | 3:46PM0.56m | 5:31AM0.56m | 5:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 179 | 148 | 53 | 120 | 735 | 778 | 653 | 569 | 447 | 350 | 339 | 313 | 367 | 349 | 161 | 661 | 645 | 580 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 366 | 357 | 318 | 120 | 239 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 333 | 43 | 85 | 104 | 117 | 102 | 82 | 61 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 309 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | 87 | 62 | — | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 53 | 72 | 115 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 179 | 297 | — | 3 | 17 | 36 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 193 | 31 | 31 | 321 | 459 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 406 | 383 | 399 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
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