
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2126 | 2063 | 1583 | 1415 | 1789 | 1760 | 1760 | 1632 | 1578 | 1269 | 1172 | 1040 | 977 | 794 | 808 | 796 | 983 | 1848 | 3253 | 1615 | 3759 | 5735 | 5297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.09m | 1:14AM1.17m | 1:53PM1.18m | 1:56AM1.25m | 2:29PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.54m | 7:43AM0.38m | 7:59PM0.45m | 8:20AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
2126 | 2063 | 1583 | 1415 | 1789 | 1760 | 1760 | 1632 | 1578 | 1269 | 1172 | 1040 | 977 | 794 | 808 | 796 | 983 | 1848 | 3253 | 1154 | 3759 | 5735 | 5297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — |
— | 577 | 378 | 326 | 25 | — | — | — | 103 | 203 | 226 | 309 | 220 | 304 | 180 | 412 | 443 | 186 | — | 1615 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | — | 163 | 195 | 574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 42 | 61 | — | — | 28 | 302 | 672 | 471 | 590 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 124 | 284 | 157 |
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