Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 7AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 336 | 558 | 661 | 1137 | 1809 | 2019 | 1937 | 1530 | 1121 | 848 | 679 | 614 | 619 | 1122 | 1067 | 1230 | 681 | 640 | 596 | 520 | 458 | 408 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:37AM0.32m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 57 | 54 | 186 | 231 | 83 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 1121 | 848 | 679 | 614 | 619 | 709 | 721 | 721 | 681 | 640 | 596 | 520 | 458 | 392 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 16 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 126 | 25 | 41 | 74 | 2 | 43 | — | 101 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 316 | 336 | 558 | 661 | 1137 | 1809 | 2019 | 1937 | 1530 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1122 | 1067 | 1230 | — | — | — | 34 | 266 | 408 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 352 | 556 | 563 | 685 | 412 | 223 | 223 | 104 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 894 | 208 | 895 | 888 |
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