Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 183 | 195 | 303 | 352 | 245 | 320 | 956 | 1235 | 819 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.93m | 3:31PM2.09m | 3:45AM1.96m | 3:58PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 139 | 148 | 183 | 88 | 167 | 210 | 113 | 230 | 40 | 907 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 78 | 41 | 53 | 36 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 120 | 90 | 88 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 63 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | — | E 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 48 | 9 | 116 | 101 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | 125 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | 63 | 195 | 303 | 352 | 245 | 320 | 956 | 1235 | 819 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 571 | 741 | 0 | 1 | 220 |
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