Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 386 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 314 | 301 | 251 | 251 | 246 | 434 | 373 | 325 | 280 | 234 | 229 | 194 | 157 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.74m | 2:32PM1.94m | 2:47AM1.86m | 3:03PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.43m | 8:19AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.29m | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 386 | 386 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 314 | 301 | 251 | 251 | 246 | 434 | 373 | 325 | 280 | 234 | 229 | 194 | 157 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | E 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 206 | 117 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 61 | 73 | 57 | 86 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 85 | 54 | 52 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 57 | 66 | 107 | 108 | 100 | 94 | 32 | — | 11 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 291 | 332 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 74 | 128 | 98 | 96 | 40 | — | — | — | 44 | 59 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 800 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 477 | 741 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 686 | 154 | 2 | 2 |
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