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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 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 199 | 284 | 183 | 135 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 128 | 128 | 161 | 225 | 448 | 1212 | 1299 | 939 | 799 | 788 | 674 | 684 | 580 | 537 | 504 | 431 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46PM 1.53 | 6:05AM 1.61 | 6:22PM 1.40 | 6:43AM 1.43 | 7:04PM 1.24 | 7:30AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43AM 0.05 | 11:48PM 0.09 | 12:18PM 0.18 | 12:25AM 0.24 | 12:57PM 0.35 | 1:09AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
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