Tidal Surge wait times
Tidal Surge at Seaworld San Antonio averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 31% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tidal Surge queue times, day by day
Tidal Surge over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tidal Surge has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 10 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tidal Surge queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tidal Surge peaks at 6pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tidal Surge
Best time to ride
Tidal Surge averages 0 minutes at noon against 15 at the 6pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Tidal Surge by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu0m
- Fri4m
- Sat12m
- Sun5m
Thursday is the quietest day for Tidal Surge, at 0 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Tidal Surge break down?
Uptime and closures
31% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 31% of the minutes Seaworld San Antonio was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 68%
- 45%
- 0%
- 0%
- 55%
- 0%
- 0%
- 46%
Tidal Surge ran 31% of Seaworld San Antonio's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Tidal Surge queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept15m
- 3Friday 9 Oct15m
- 4Saturday 3 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Tidal Surge was 20 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Tidal Surge through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Seaworld San Antonio publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Tidal Surge
Tidal Surge is one of 14 rides tracked at Seaworld San Antonio, 7th longest of 14 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 15-minute park average.
Tidal Surge has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 31% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tidal Surge?
The live wait time for Tidal Surge at Seaworld San Antonio is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tidal Surge wait times.
Is Tidal Surge open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tidal Surge is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Antonio's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tidal Surge has been open around 31% of Seaworld San Antonio's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Seaworld San Antonio.
What's the best time of day to ride Tidal Surge?
Based on historical wait time data, Tidal Surge is typically quietest around 7pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Tidal Surge?
Tidal Surge is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tidal Surge usually?
Over recent weeks, Tidal Surge has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Tidal Surge at Seaworld San Antonio.
Is Tidal Surge often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tidal Surge has been running about 31% of the time. We track Tidal Surge's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Tidal Surge at Seaworld San Antonio?
Tidal Surge is at Seaworld San Antonio - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Seaworld San Antonio page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Tidal Surge?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tidal Surge's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tidal Surge is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.