Beach Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.73° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Beach Road sea temperature is

14.4° C

Beach Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Beach Road today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2440	2507	2545	2545	2507	2423	2386	2121	1989	1839	1258	1154	1498	1376	1310	1177	833	707	937	814	691	572	561	460
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.25m				1:03AM1.41m				1:48PM1.36m
Low Tide	4:12PM0.49m					5:22AM0.34m				5:37PM0.45m				6:34AM0.26m				6:51PM0.37m				7:34AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	15	16	14	13	12	12	12	14	17	18	16	15	14	14	14	15	18
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	8	8	10	12	13	11	10	9	9	9	11	14	16	14	12	11	11	11	12	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	2440	2507	2545	2545	2507	2423	2386	2121	1989	1839	1258	1154	1498	1376	1310	1177	833	707	937	814	691	572	561	460
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	S 7	S 7	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	796	431	16	16	34	52	77	142	156	132	121	116	116	244	282	175	163	152	149	112	112
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	—	W 20	W 19	W 14	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	103	136	—	7	7	32	166	178	12	12	41	25	25	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	197	210	223	166	144	153	158	108	136	149	139	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	123	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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