Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 290 | 260 | 161 | 667 | 1157 | 1745 | 2402 | 2047 | 911 | 554 | 564 | 605 | 510 | 495 | 528 | 563 | 495 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.23m | 11:07PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.23m | 00:47AM1.38m | 1:42PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:18PM0.88m | 6:01AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.89m | 7:26AM0.78m | 7:39PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 158 | 120 | 93 | 77 | 167 | 164 | 290 | 132 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 251 | 554 | 564 | 605 | 510 | 495 | 528 | 563 | 495 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 8 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 36 | 57 | 164 | 23 | 10 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 125 | 42 | 286 | 269 | 256 | 231 | 169 | 172 | 174 | 125 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | S 22 | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 284 | 221 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | 260 | 161 | 667 | 1157 | 1745 | 2402 | 2047 | 911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 352 | 741 | 435 | 685 | 406 | 697 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 697 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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