Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 11AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2010 | 1983 | 1812 | 1280 | 1215 | 933 | 827 | 732 | 581 | 504 | 430 | 361 | 272 | 268 | 277 | 255 | 211 | 165 | 165 | 350 | 813 | 1235 | 3164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:48AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.52m | 5:18AM1.35m | 5:29PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | 11:15PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2010 | 1983 | 1812 | 1280 | 1215 | 933 | 827 | 732 | 581 | 504 | 430 | 361 | 272 | 268 | 263 | 220 | 205 | 165 | 165 | 177 | 813 | 1235 | 3164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 82 | 24 | 107 | 54 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 152 | 350 | — | 89 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 51 | 90 | 156 | 240 | 277 | 255 | 211 | 147 | 164 | 191 | 277 | 204 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 343 | 197 | 85 | 43 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 197 | 236 | 236 |
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