Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 334 | 281 | 210 | 203 | 186 | 176 | 261 | 195 | 278 | 346 | 426 | 450 | 611 | 590 | 597 | 710 | 637 | 459 | 441 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.77m | 6:35AM1.61m | 6:53PM1.57m | 7:32AM1.42m | 7:58PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.42m | 00:27AM0.48m | 12:41PM0.62m | 1:14AM0.67m | 1:41PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 568 | 334 | 281 | 210 | 160 | 111 | 85 | 152 | 61 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 406 | 364 | 402 | 421 | 449 | 459 | 441 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 69 | 149 | 170 | 203 | 186 | 176 | 261 | 195 | 278 | 346 | 426 | 450 | 611 | 590 | 597 | 710 | 637 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 715 | 857 | 857 | 152 | 119 | 119 | 7 | 863 | 686 | 336 | 245 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 741 | 720 | 0 | 2 |
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