Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 177 | 176 | 282 | 674 | 1542 | 3416 | 4298 | 1624 | 1764 | 1902 | 2190 | 1510 | 1066 | 2184 | 3021 | 3150 | 2726 | 2532 | 2078 | 1676 | 1381 | 1077 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.75m | 5:23PM1.80m | 5:29AM1.73m | 5:56PM1.80m | 6:02AM1.69m | 6:30PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.33m | 11:29PM0.44m | 11:39AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.46m | 12:11PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 201 | 177 | 153 | 84 | 49 | 51 | 1854 | 1950 | 1624 | 1764 | 1902 | 2190 | 1510 | 1066 | 2184 | 3021 | 3150 | 2726 | 2532 | 2078 | 1676 | 1381 | 1077 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 119 | 176 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 215 | 78 | 72 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 65 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 122 | 86 | 69 | 35 | 50 | — | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 79 | 105 | 100 | 100 | — | — | 18 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 6 | 282 | 674 | 1542 | 3416 | 4298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 352 | 663 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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