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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 Saturday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tidals today?
The current surf forecast for Tidals at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tidals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | SW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | |
206 | 160 | 152 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 56 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 95 | 188 | 183 | 665 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.23m | 10:27AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.25m | 11:49AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.56m | 3:09PM0.48m | 4:29AM0.58m | 4:32PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.53m | 5:46PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 |
 kJ | 206 | 157 | 152 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 51 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 188 | 183 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 54 | 82 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 66 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 64 | 95 | 54 | 54 | 665 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 42 | 80 | 74 | 15 | 22 | 65 | 78 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 67 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 17 | — | 16 | 107 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 160 | 160 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 66 | 97 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 269 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 276 | 276 | 3 |
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