Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 249 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3443 | 3210 | 2524 | 1709 | 1243 | 929 | 796 | 683 | 791 | 670 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 167 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3443 | 3210 | 2524 | 1709 | 1243 | 929 | 796 | 683 | 581 | 670 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 7 | E 9 | E 13 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
4 | 2 | 158 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 249 | 45 | 6 | 13 | — | 11 | 6 | 51 | 7 | 219 | 288 | 206 | 199 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
68 | 30 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 124 | 292 | 581 | 791 | 666 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 685 | 154 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 1231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 425 |
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