Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 77 | 86 | 279 | 555 | 3251 | 2647 | 2664 | 556 | 280 | 307 | 1196 | 1179 | 1163 | 869 | 725 | 607 | 521 | 422 | 470 | 335 | 499 | 747 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.80m | 2:25PM1.74m | 2:45AM1.88m | 3:15PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.45m | 8:15AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.37m | 9:03AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
46 | 77 | 86 | 132 | 127 | 1570 | 1236 | 898 | 556 | 280 | 307 | 1196 | 1179 | 1163 | 869 | 725 | 607 | 521 | 233 | 193 | 143 | 143 | 147 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 |
52 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 147 | 164 | 158 | 156 | 117 | 112 | 280 | 104 | 77 | 75 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 417 | 411 | 335 | 330 | — | 222 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — |
12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 163 | 106 | — | — | — | 50 | 43 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 24 | 33 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 7 |
1 | 18 | 77 | 279 | 555 | 3251 | 2647 | 2664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 47 | 80 | 172 | 422 | 470 | 309 | 499 | 747 | 258 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 663 | 56 | 268 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 208 |
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