Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 572 | 593 | 650 | 586 | 627 | 656 | 799 | 815 | 755 | 1000 | 834 | 808 | 578 | 580 | 603 | 553 | 486 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.15m | 4:19AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.14m | 4:49AM1.99m | 5:06PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.14m | 10:54AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 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 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 648 | 601 | 578 | 578 | 580 | 603 | 553 | 486 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | NE 6 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 636 | 572 | 593 | 650 | 586 | 627 | 656 | 799 | 815 | 755 | 1000 | 834 | 808 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 863 | 741 | 434 | 434 | 56 | 56 | 2 | 756 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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