Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 545 | 514 | 440 | 441 | 370 | 497 | 528 | 964 | 964 | 874 | 859 | 718 | 650 | 419 | 334 | 281 | 220 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.07m | 5:21AM1.91m | 5:37PM1.95m | 5:55AM1.78m | 6:12PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.21m | 11:25AM0.26m | 11:50PM0.33m | 12:00PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 603 | 545 | 514 | 440 | 441 | 370 | 497 | 528 | 964 | 964 | 874 | 859 | 718 | 650 | 419 | 334 | 281 | 214 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 15 | S 15 | E 9 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 69 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 122 | 192 | 220 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 105 | 715 | 857 | 857 | 119 |
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