Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 411 | 373 | 327 | 516 | 204 | 143 | 114 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 161 | 49 | 77 | 132 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:50AM1.46m | 8:12PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.39m | 10:28PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.64m | 2:04PM0.84m | 2:49AM0.77m | 4:22PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 47 | 38 | 35 | 276 | 204 | 143 | 114 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 46 | 43 | 161 | 47 | 77 | 77 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 67 | 67 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 46 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 49 | 68 | 67 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 390 | 411 | 373 | 327 | 516 | — | 12 | 18 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 45 | 19 | 13 | — | 132 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 406 | 425 | 405 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 154 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 26 | 79 | 154 | 79 |
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