Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1602 | 1299 | 1314 | 1520 | 1619 | 1455 | 976 | 933 | 1072 | 929 | 561 | 449 | 359 | 643 | 620 | 290 | 333 | 553 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.27m | 7:57AM1.08m | 8:31PM1.15m | 9:47AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.41m | 1:56PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.50m | 3:58PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 419 | 452 | 349 | 246 | 242 | 193 | 140 | 107 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 97 | 375 | 284 | 143 | 114 | 362 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 75 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 69 | 116 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 24 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 58 | 18 | 59 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1602 | 1299 | 1314 | 1520 | 1619 | 1455 | 976 | 933 | 1072 | 929 | 561 | 449 | 359 | 643 | 620 | 290 | 333 | 553 | 564 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 1002 | 1431 | 1270 | 1283 | 1270 | 1431 | 3872 | 215 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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