Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3499 | 3149 | 3228 | 3214 | 3371 | 3267 | 3222 | 3420 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 3835 | 3397 | 2760 | 2288 | 2221 | 2639 | 4132 | 4608 | 4342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.23m | 9:52AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.55m | 5:09AM0.43m | 5:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3499 | 3149 | 3228 | 3214 | 3371 | 3267 | 3222 | 3420 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 3835 | 3397 | 2760 | 2288 | 2221 | 2639 | 4132 | 4608 | 4342 |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 76 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 343 | 343 |
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