Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1447 | 1346 | 1229 | 931 | 844 | 662 | 540 | 531 | 469 | 397 | 541 | 261 | 314 | 367 | 464 | 590 | 1588 | 2021 | 2803 | 3148 | 2558 | 2316 | 2158 | 2065 | 1830 | 1643 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:31AM1.35m | 4:37PM1.33m | 5:05AM1.29m | 5:11PM1.25m | 5:44AM1.22m | 5:49PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.32m | 10:51PM0.27m | 11:07AM0.40m | 11:25PM0.34m | 11:46AM0.48m | 00:03AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | 7:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1447 | 1346 | 1229 | 931 | 844 | 662 | 540 | 531 | 469 | 397 | 541 | 170 | 167 | 209 | 287 | 590 | 1588 | 2021 | 2803 | 3148 | 2558 | 2316 | 2158 | 2065 | 1830 | 1643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 120 | 127 | 98 | 100 | 72 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 17 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 11 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 65 | 92 | 110 | 94 | 77 | 74 | 64 | — | 261 | 314 | 367 | 464 | 417 | 69 | 86 | 133 | 141 | 226 | 401 | 532 | 320 | 176 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 2 | 56 | 403 | 995 | 1266 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 421 | 343 | 97 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 869 | 1334 | 403 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
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