Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 170 | 321 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.89m | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.82m | 6:38PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.15m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 514 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 321 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 36 | 76 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 89 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 15 | 24 | 101 | 129 | 142 | 126 | 85 | 71 | 170 | 121 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 43 | — | 21 | 40 | 69 | 136 | 67 | 86 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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