Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 217 | 175 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 111 | 1215 | 1469 | 1386 | 1852 | 1363 | 912 | 455 | 412 | 318 | 287 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.24m | 10:03AM1.23m | 11:03PM1.18m | 12:17PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | 5:09PM1.02m | 5:28AM0.90m | 6:44PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 133 | 175 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 56 | 54 | 37 | 958 | 718 | 580 | 455 | 412 | 318 | 287 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 58 | — | — | 16 | 6 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | 41 | 111 | 1215 | 1469 | 1386 | 1852 | 1363 | 912 | — | — | — | 41 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 863 | 863 | 407 | 268 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 154 | 7 | 0 | 105 |
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