Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
207 | 207 | 207 | 211 | 312 | 260 | 246 | 202 | 198 | 160 | 157 | 96 | 177 | 173 | 112 | 152 | 146 | 183 | 159 | 181 | 259 | 350 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:32PM2.04m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.15m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
207 | 207 | 207 | 211 | 312 | 260 | 246 | 202 | 198 | 160 | 157 | 96 | 177 | 173 | 112 | 152 | 146 | 183 | 159 | 140 | 96 | 350 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
43 | 36 | 16 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 84 | 123 | 181 | 259 | 94 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 |
28 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 129 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 29 | 25 | 26 | 64 | 96 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 406 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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