Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1887 | 1647 | 1283 | 1561 | 610 | 474 | 426 | 371 | 320 | 273 | 268 | 207 | 177 | 143 | 106 | 103 | 140 | 188 | 263 | 312 | 300 | 625 | 618 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.32m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:22PM1.50m | 2:28AM1.55m | 2:50PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.86m | 7:49PM0.85m | 8:07AM0.70m | 8:27PM0.69m | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
13 | 6 | 6 | 867 | 610 | 474 | 426 | 371 | 320 | 273 | 268 | 207 | 177 | 143 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 263 | 312 | 300 | 625 | 618 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 97 | 140 | 188 | 55 | 48 | 158 | 17 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 27 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
1887 | 1647 | 1283 | 1561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 239 | 270 | 685 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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