Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Battery Beach today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Battery Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Battery Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 119 | 404 | 607 | 749 | 920 | 1022 | 1029 | 943 | 866 | 1147 | 637 | 544 | 910 | 1480 | 1775 | 1461 | 552 | 464 | 341 | 384 | 645 | 634 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.65m | 6:05PM1.66m | 6:12AM1.58m | 6:46PM1.62m | 6:52AM1.50m | 7:32PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.53m | 11:49AM0.45m | 00:12AM0.59m | 12:25PM0.51m | 00:55AM0.65m | 1:06PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 119 | 404 | 607 | 749 | 920 | 1022 | 1029 | 943 | 866 | 1147 | 637 | 544 | 366 | 818 | 755 | 643 | 552 | 464 | 341 | 295 | 645 | 634 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 46 | 80 | 80 | 44 | 88 | 61 | 91 | 116 | 93 | 88 | 217 | 70 | 59 | 307 | 307 | 261 | 211 | 233 | 303 | 384 | 307 | 251 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 24 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 59 | 86 | 54 | 45 | 62 | 82 | 106 | 101 | 96 | 92 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 350 | 403 | 287 | 910 | 1480 | 1775 | 1461 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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