Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 684 | 419 | 408 | 509 | 600 | 561 | 511 | 437 | 226 | 143 | 269 | 220 | 148 | 152 | 95 | 133 | 145 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 155 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.94m | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:15PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.20m | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.26m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:06AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 394 | 375 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 437 | 226 | 102 | 92 | 135 | 142 | 152 | 95 | 133 | 145 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 155 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 56 | 65 | 90 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | NE 7 | SW 12 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 61 | 19 | 47 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 628 | 684 | 419 | 408 | 509 | 600 | 561 | 511 | 14 | 57 | 143 | 269 | 220 | 148 | 76 | 90 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 220 | 405 | 778 | 268 | 685 | 0 | 105 | 154 | 154 | 287 | 741 | 153 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 688 | 741 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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