
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
866 | 1193 | 1627 | 2224 | 2781 | 3494 | 3527 | 2879 | 2410 | 1966 | 1398 | 1213 | 980 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 770 | 836 | 891 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.06m | 12:08PM1.22m | 00:30AM1.18m | 12:44PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.56m | 5:55AM0.49m | 6:32PM0.42m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
866 | 1193 | 1627 | 2224 | 2781 | 3494 | 3527 | 2879 | 2410 | 1966 | 1398 | 1213 | 980 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 770 | 836 | 891 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 335 | 396 | 379 | 457 | 394 | 394 | 335 | 338 | 279 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 43 | 175 | 175 | 284 | 285 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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