Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 308 | 347 | 297 | 292 | 254 | 313 | 893 | 1058 | 1027 | 1216 | 1077 | 981 | 828 | 746 | 649 | 619 | 486 | 373 | 361 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.09m | 10:56AM1.26m | 11:36PM1.15m | 11:56AM1.35m | 00:32AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.49m | 4:31AM0.47m | 5:32PM0.39m | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:28PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | 7:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 447 | 308 | 347 | 123 | 292 | 254 | 298 | 893 | 1058 | 1027 | 1216 | 1077 | 981 | 828 | 746 | 649 | 619 | 486 | 373 | 361 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 16 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 5 | 297 | 69 | 53 | 313 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 74 | 94 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 23 | 61 | 125 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 46 | 115 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 204 | 175 | 139 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 35 | 3 |
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