Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 188 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 249 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3146 | 3231 | 2524 | 1689 | 1225 | 1036 | 683 | 581 | 720 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.55m | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
79 | 74 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 222 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3146 | 3231 | 2524 | 1689 | 1225 | 1036 | 683 | 581 | 581 | 569 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 7 | E 9 | E 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
142 | 188 | 68 | 2 | 158 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 249 | 43 | 6 | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 209 | 206 | 147 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | 2 | 105 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 70 | 91 | 141 | 281 | 505 | 720 | 622 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 152 | 154 | 153 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 477 |
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