Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 46 | 52 | 77 | 86 | 192 | 408 | 3151 | 2434 | 1913 | 566 | 287 | 915 | 1055 | 1175 | 1163 | 869 | 626 | 526 | 521 | 558 | 429 | 416 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.62m | 1:56AM1.80m | 2:25PM1.74m | 2:45AM1.88m | 3:15PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.45m | 8:15AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.37m | 9:03AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
59 | 46 | 29 | 77 | 86 | 132 | 127 | 1510 | 1122 | 799 | 566 | 287 | 915 | 1055 | 1175 | 1163 | 869 | 626 | 526 | 521 | 265 | 244 | 214 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
52 | 36 | 52 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 110 | 164 | 158 | 153 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 77 | 75 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 427 | 350 | 272 | 263 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 215 | — | — | — | 74 | 44 | 43 | — | — | 28 | 16 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | 19 | 64 | 192 | 408 | 3151 | 2434 | 1913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 26 | 128 | 257 | 558 | 429 | 416 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 663 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 336 | 223 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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