
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beach Road today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
215 | 205 | 232 | 238 | 904 | 1010 | 1195 | 1183 | 1183 | 1226 | 645 | 629 | 799 | 1075 | 1092 | 1058 | 1065 | 1220 | 1558 | 1730 | 1874 | 1942 | 1846 | 1609 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.37m | 6:59AM1.20m | 7:27PM1.34m | 7:53AM1.14m | 8:20PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.29m | 00:58AM0.37m | 12:59PM0.35m | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:49PM0.41m | 2:50AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
161 | 124 | 232 | 238 | 904 | 1010 | 1195 | 1183 | 1183 | 1226 | 645 | 629 | 799 | 1075 | 1092 | 1058 | 1065 | 1220 | 1558 | 1730 | 1874 | 1942 | 1846 | 1609 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
215 | 205 | 196 | 178 | 31 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 43 | — | 580 | 614 | 553 | 357 | 350 | 289 | 282 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 190 | 188 | 470 | 528 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — |
92 | 85 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 18 | 73 | 112 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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