Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 120 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 64 | 68 | 122 | 401 | 1040 | 1489 | 919 | 344 | 206 | 137 | 110 | 146 | 127 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.62m | 1:06AM1.53m | 1:27PM1.75m | 1:46AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.86m | 2:21AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.67m | 7:05PM0.62m | 7:08AM0.55m | 7:45PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.45m | 8:19PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 120 | 98 | 80 | 63 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 69 | 85 | 80 | 824 | 588 | 344 | 206 | 137 | 103 | 146 | 127 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 68 | 3 | — | — | 53 | 57 | 86 | 95 | 55 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 91 | 82 | 57 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 74 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 64 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 31 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | — | 20 | 24 | 29 | 43 | — | — | 31 | 43 | 122 | 401 | 1040 | 1489 | 919 | 4 | 47 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 406 | 1228 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 863 | 477 | 406 | 152 | 24 | 79 | 1 | 239 | 154 | 2 | 287 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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