Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 181 | 134 | 128 | 123 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 393 | 88 | 309 | 270 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 270 | 313 | 241 | 118 | 136 | 140 | 206 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53AM1.42m | 6:10PM1.41m | 6:44AM1.29m | 7:04PM1.23m | 7:57AM1.18m | 8:27PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.16m | 11:56AM0.28m | 00:26AM0.30m | 12:50PM0.44m | 1:25AM0.44m | 2:12PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 216 | 181 | 134 | 128 | 123 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 393 | 349 | 309 | 270 | 56 | 349 | 349 | 316 | 270 | 313 | 241 | 144 | 94 | 68 | 49 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 118 | 118 | 77 | 101 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 90 | 88 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 71 | 52 | 71 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 85 | 83 | 56 | — | 54 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 80 | 81 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 163 | 166 | 171 | 231 | 382 | 456 | 437 | 416 | 751 | 634 | 804 | 492 | 309 | 672 | 560 | 492 | — | 3 | 26 | 118 | 136 | 140 | 206 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 269 | 269 | 321 | 321 | 494 | 321 | 260 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 258 | 258 | 120 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 333 | 459 | 460 | 335 | 259 | 2 |
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