Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tidals today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 373 | 373 | 561 | 756 | 678 | 537 | 581 | 940 | 1121 | 871 | 585 | 601 | 414 | 318 | 197 | 153 | 128 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.18m | 1:48AM1.35m | 2:24PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.57m | 7:11AM0.45m | 7:30PM0.45m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:30PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 384 | 373 | 373 | 561 | 756 | 678 | 537 | 90 | 64 | 44 | 113 | 90 | 86 | 244 | 318 | 173 | 153 | 125 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 110 | 113 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 5 | 90 | 70 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 229 | 197 | 133 | 94 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 39 | 106 | 102 | 128 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 62 | 66 | — | — | — | 581 | 940 | 1121 | 871 | 585 | 601 | 414 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 258 | 590 | 645 | 383 | 459 | 259 | 4 | 128 | 31 | 4 | 31 | 31 |
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