
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 239 | 471 | 217 | 562 | 935 | 773 | 798 | 996 | 971 | 872 | 804 | 725 | 668 | 1000 | 592 | 512 | 711 | 432 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 379 | 379 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | 4:19AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.14m | 4:49AM1.99m | 5:06PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.14m | 10:54AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
108 | 105 | 84 | 56 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 637 | 592 | 512 | 432 | 432 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 379 | 379 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 16 | NE 6 | — | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
308 | 239 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 471 | 217 | 562 | 935 | 773 | 798 | 996 | 971 | 872 | 804 | 725 | 668 | 1000 | — | — | 711 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 56 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 741 | 434 | 434 | 239 | 3 | 2 | 741 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 119 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
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