
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 2PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
710 | 952 | 2102 | 2038 | 1862 | 1836 | 1712 | 1531 | 1272 | 1110 | 2606 | 1214 | 1045 | 875 | 649 | 606 | 512 | 414 | 389 | 389 | 314 | 412 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.65m | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:29PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.06m | 9:45PM-0.02m | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 |
442 | 952 | 2102 | 2038 | 1862 | 1836 | 1712 | 1531 | 1272 | 1110 | 2197 | 1214 | 1045 | 875 | 649 | 606 | 512 | 313 | 275 | 275 | 314 | 278 | 287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 |
710 | 440 | 24 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 389 | 389 | 389 | 10 | 9 | 247 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 71 | 115 | 193 | 345 | 2606 | 388 | 453 | 469 | 475 | 396 | 354 | 414 | 365 | 365 | 307 | 412 | 345 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 116 | 122 | 76 | 76 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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