
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
636 | 554 | 536 | 472 | 464 | 380 | 366 | 283 | 273 | 303 | 342 | 336 | 346 | 409 | 435 | 391 | 332 | 293 | 326 | 191 | 163 | 309 | 371 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:39PM0.99m | 12:26PM1.08m | 00:34AM1.10m | 1:02PM1.21m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.55m | 6:42PM0.56m | 6:52AM0.44m | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 |
636 | 554 | 536 | 472 | 464 | 380 | 366 | 283 | 273 | 303 | 342 | 336 | 346 | 409 | 435 | 391 | 332 | 293 | 326 | 191 | 163 | 115 | 137 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | SW 11 |
— | — | 58 | 44 | 36 | 57 | 27 | 167 | 198 | 149 | 186 | 133 | 130 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 35 | — | 106 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
49 | 50 | 93 | 80 | 64 | 36 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 97 | 309 | 371 | 358 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 122 | 343 | 343 | 0 | 0 |
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