Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 115 | 118 | 101 | 145 | 234 | 246 | 528 | 523 | 388 | 473 | 198 | 346 | 758 | 1225 | 780 | 521 | 404 | 295 | 213 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.56m | 7:37AM1.37m | 8:04PM1.40m | 8:28AM1.22m | 9:28PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.61m | 1:41AM0.74m | 1:39PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.89m | 2:31PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
117 | 115 | 89 | 32 | 112 | 150 | 91 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 313 | 198 | 160 | 758 | 1225 | 780 | 521 | 404 | 295 | 213 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 15 | — | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
9 | 84 | 118 | 89 | 135 | — | 51 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 34 | 85 | 346 | 106 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
85 | 7 | 2 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 62 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | 3 | 11 | 76 | 145 | 234 | 246 | 528 | 523 | 388 | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 208 | 287 | 277 | 685 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 223 |
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