
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 351 | 644 | 761 | 752 | 847 | 967 | 900 | 890 | 890 | 808 | 716 | 643 | 784 | 918 | 835 | 736 | 723 | 646 | 573 | 476 | 394 | 386 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.86m | 4:01PM1.92m | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:43PM1.98m | 4:55AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.22m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:06AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
144 | 351 | 644 | 761 | 752 | 847 | 967 | 900 | 890 | 890 | 808 | 716 | 643 | 784 | 918 | 835 | 736 | 723 | 646 | 573 | 476 | 394 | 386 | 333 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
160 | 129 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 48 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
100 | 78 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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