Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 22 | 44 | 43 | 62 | 90 | 220 | 341 | 765 | 694 | 771 | 683 | 791 | 1398 | 1989 | 1959 | 1709 | 1620 | 1383 | 1172 | 1001 | 875 | 736 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:21AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.53m | 11:57AM1.41m | 00:35AM1.58m | 1:19PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.63m | 4:16AM0.72m | 4:34PM0.69m | 5:45AM0.69m | 6:07PM0.68m | 7:05AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 27 | 44 | 93 | 341 | 765 | 694 | 771 | 683 | 791 | 1398 | 1989 | 1959 | 1709 | 1620 | 1383 | 1172 | 1001 | 875 | 736 | 702 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 161 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 42 | 79 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 62 | 90 | 220 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 406 | 331 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 154 |
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