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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 1 am Thursday 07 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
3760 | 3279 | 2876 | 2476 | 1339 | 1590 | 3917 | 7033 | 4758 | 6345 | 4467 | 4845 | 8604 | 8466 | 4943 | 4391 | 3611 | 2958 | 2434 | 2055 | 1551 | 1358 | 1085 | 839 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | 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 | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.17m | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.10m | 7:57AM1.07m | 9:22PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.56m | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.65m | 2:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 3760 | 3279 | 2876 | 2476 | 1322 | 1590 | 3917 | 5232 | 4758 | 4942 | 4467 | 4620 | 4908 | 5372 | 4943 | 4391 | 3611 | 2958 | 2434 | 2055 | 1551 | 1358 | 1085 | 839 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 33 | 236 | 1339 | 878 | 606 | 372 | 281 | 289 | 187 | 149 | 78 | 83 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 91 | 90 | 80 | 60 | 64 | 48 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 14 | — | — | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 15 | 52 | — | — | 19 | 42 | 98 | 327 | 180 | 177 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 25 | 91 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | WNW 4 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | 350 | 1491 | 21 | 7033 | 14 | 6345 | 14 | 4845 | 8604 | 8466 | 56 | 948 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 300 | 348 | 383 | 399 | 333 | 333 | 322 | 322 | 260 | 360 | 459 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 434 | 3 | 3 |
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