Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 151 | 227 | 428 | 504 | 807 | 809 | 222 | 139 | 99 | 123 | 175 | 241 | 278 | 273 | 260 | 223 | 251 | 192 | 385 | 499 | 265 | 441 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.68m | 3:52AM1.73m | 4:19PM1.74m | 4:26AM1.75m | 4:51PM1.78m | 4:58AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.42m | 9:47PM0.50m | 10:06AM0.37m | 10:22PM0.46m | 10:38AM0.34m | 10:56PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 151 | 99 | 79 | 65 | 432 | 298 | 222 | 139 | 84 | 123 | 175 | 241 | 278 | 273 | 260 | 223 | 40 | 37 | 250 | 272 | 265 | 238 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 63 | 119 | 151 | 142 | 135 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 99 | 51 | 29 | 106 | 103 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 118 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 21 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | — | S 11 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 89 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 73 | 60 | 6 | — | — | 59 | — | 26 | 21 | 50 | 30 | 121 | 86 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 227 | 428 | 504 | 807 | 809 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 71 | 35 | 46 | 34 | 36 | 251 | 192 | 385 | 499 | — | 441 | 477 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 154 | 240 | 331 | 287 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 287 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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