Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 256 | 189 | 240 | 335 | 365 | 385 | 584 | 579 | 749 | 651 | 540 | 698 | 470 | 450 | 388 | 383 | 383 | 400 | 426 | 424 | 492 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.61m | 6:53PM1.57m | 7:32AM1.42m | 7:58PM1.36m | 9:42AM1.29m | 10:54PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.62m | 1:14AM0.67m | 1:41PM0.83m | 2:42AM0.84m | 4:27PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 152 | 61 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 356 | 373 | 393 | 440 | 7 | 539 | 470 | 450 | 388 | 383 | 383 | 400 | 426 | 424 | 492 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 176 | 256 | 189 | 240 | 335 | 365 | 385 | 584 | 579 | 749 | 651 | 540 | 698 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 211 | 741 | 686 | 336 | 245 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 686 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 800 | 715 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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