
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
451 | 553 | 714 | 729 | 830 | 865 | 943 | 809 | 1326 | 1849 | 2008 | 1910 | 2053 | 1910 | 1776 | 1542 | 1340 | 1189 | 1086 | 901 | 754 | 698 | 625 | 532 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:33PM1.96m | 5:40AM1.84m | 6:02PM1.94m | 6:10AM1.79m | 6:34PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.32m | 11:47AM0.23m | 00:11AM0.36m | 12:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
431 | 553 | 714 | 729 | 830 | 865 | 943 | 809 | 1326 | 1849 | 2008 | 1910 | 2053 | 1910 | 1776 | 1542 | 1340 | 1189 | 1086 | 901 | 754 | 698 | 625 | 532 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
329 | 254 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 255 | 30 | 14 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 13 | — | S 16 | — | S 11 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 |
16 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 42 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
451 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 895 | 857 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 800 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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