Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 629 | 799 | 1075 | 1092 | 1136 | 1065 | 1240 | 1429 | 1583 | 1846 | 1942 | 1817 | 1789 | 1535 | 1265 | 1305 | 2982 | 2897 | 2597 | 2873 | 3104 | 2816 | 2655 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.34m | 7:53AM1.14m | 8:20PM1.31m | 9:01AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.29m | 10:21AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:49PM0.41m | 2:50AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.47m | 4:03AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 724 | 629 | 799 | 1075 | 1092 | 1136 | 1065 | 1240 | 1429 | 1583 | 1846 | 1942 | 1817 | 1789 | 1535 | 1265 | 1305 | 2982 | 2897 | 2597 | 2873 | 3104 | 2816 | 2655 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 580 | 614 | 553 | 357 | 350 | 289 | 282 | 149 | 146 | 112 | 190 | 188 | 470 | 528 | 772 | 1172 | 1039 | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 18 | 73 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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