
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
494 | 486 | 486 | 519 | 442 | 361 | 421 | 669 | 600 | 649 | 619 | 599 | 499 | 560 | 451 | 683 | 357 | 503 | 431 | 375 | 258 | 292 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.52m | 5:48AM1.34m | 6:08PM1.47m | 6:28AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.16m | 11:47PM0.21m | 11:48AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.25m | 12:25PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
494 | 486 | 486 | 519 | 442 | 361 | 421 | 669 | 600 | 649 | 619 | 599 | 499 | 560 | 451 | 683 | 357 | 503 | 431 | 375 | 258 | 292 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 118 | 255 | 217 | 1 | 51 | 123 | 186 | 204 | 324 | 319 | 273 | 109 | 193 | — | 41 | 40 | 117 | 58 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | SE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 41 | 60 | 136 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
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