Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 5AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 993 | 804 | 663 | 669 | 1002 | 1285 | 1265 | 1155 | 1177 | 1287 | 1362 | 1694 | 3257 | 3268 | 3184 | 3264 | 2394 | 1708 | 1388 | 1259 | 1099 | 844 | 773 | 469 | 403 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.32m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.38m | 1:56PM1.51m | 2:25AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.52m | 2:56AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:46PM0.13m | 7:52AM0.24m | 8:19PM0.10m | 8:26AM0.22m | 8:49PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 993 | 804 | 663 | 669 | 1002 | 1285 | 1265 | 1155 | 1177 | 1287 | 1362 | 1694 | 3257 | 3268 | 3184 | 3264 | 2394 | 1708 | 1388 | 1259 | 1099 | 844 | 773 | 469 | 403 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 343 | 393 | 471 | 331 | 489 | 400 | 305 | 249 | 235 | 170 | 134 | 102 | 73 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 268 | 254 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 88 | 257 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 274 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 146 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 458 | 458 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 343 | 1224 | 421 | 403 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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