Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1724 | 1550 | 1319 | 1209 | 1229 | 1125 | 1031 | 808 | 816 | 756 | 776 | 759 | 972 | 1110 | 2475 | 7752 | 7500 | 6704 | 5089 | 4362 | 3944 | 3544 | 3074 | 2580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.00m | 9:43PM1.11m | 10:48AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:14PM0.60m | 4:34AM0.55m | 4:48PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:16PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1724 | 1550 | 1319 | 1209 | 1229 | 1125 | 1031 | 808 | 816 | 756 | 776 | 759 | 972 | 1110 | 1493 | 7752 | 7500 | 6704 | 5089 | 4362 | 3944 | 3544 | 3074 | 2580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 115 | 108 | 286 | 250 | 189 | 256 | 233 | 178 | 542 | 2475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 21 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 72 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 26 | 73 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 157 | 85 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
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