
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
614 | 593 | 947 | 1684 | 2171 | 1961 | 1697 | 1677 | 1211 | 996 | 864 | 718 | 578 | 568 | 614 | 488 | 360 | 308 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.19m | 7:59AM1.19m | 8:37PM1.09m | 9:34AM1.19m | 10:19PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:25PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.48m | 4:12PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
614 | 593 | 947 | 1684 | 2171 | 1961 | 1697 | 1677 | 1211 | 996 | 864 | 718 | 578 | 568 | 614 | 488 | 360 | 308 | 303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 |
147 | 357 | 396 | 72 | 105 | 72 | 100 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 6 | — | — | 17 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — |
2 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
250 | 48 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 81 | 74 | 171 | 284 | 250 | 190 | 200 | 200 | 212 | 175 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 343 | 343 | 97 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 97 | 284 | 343 | 343 | 97 | 0 |
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