Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2349 | 2106 | 2008 | 2001 | 1447 | 1685 | 1584 | 1499 | 1302 | 976 | 1019 | 984 | 875 | 860 | 527 | 1237 | 1473 | 2114 | 2214 | 2504 | 2873 | 3364 | 3949 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | 5:23AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:48AM0.11m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
2349 | 2106 | 2008 | 2001 | 1447 | 1685 | 1584 | 1499 | 1302 | 976 | 1019 | 984 | 875 | 860 | 527 | 1237 | 1473 | 2114 | 2214 | 2504 | 2873 | 3364 | 3949 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 46 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | 26 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 6 | 76 | 343 | 343 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
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