
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 101 | 138 | 142 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 384 | 1412 | 1566 | 1334 | 1970 | 1441 | 985 | 529 | 388 | 326 | 287 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
101 | 101 | 138 | 142 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 101 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 1021 | 764 | 587 | 529 | 388 | 326 | 287 | 235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
35 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 58 | — | — | — | 16 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | S 16 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 104 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 |
— | — | 3 | 14 | — | 1 | 79 | 384 | 1412 | 1566 | 1334 | 1970 | 1441 | 985 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 894 | 863 | 863 | 407 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 512 |
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