Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 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 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1215 | 1176 | 1666 | 1259 | 1232 | 1497 | 1060 | 969 | 861 | 800 | 805 | 378 | 378 | 520 | 679 | 847 | 943 | 981 | 1020 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:33PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 156 | 1151 | 1069 | 990 | 1034 | 73 | 70 | 52 | 800 | 805 | 344 | 378 | 520 | 679 | 847 | 943 | 981 | 1020 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 115 | 113 | 108 | 74 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 85 | 48 | 378 | 288 | 254 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1215 | 1176 | 1666 | 1259 | 1232 | 1497 | 1060 | 969 | 861 | — | — | — | — | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 220 | 220 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 888 | 908 | 908 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 895 | 140 | 2 | 0 |
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