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Beach Road Surf Photo: 'Beach Road - Tube Wave 1' by John Rattey

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Beach Road sea temperature is

13.3°C

2.3°

Beach Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SSW	SW
	13 s	cross		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 February at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SSW	SW
	13 s	cross- off		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 February at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 February at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	NW
	13 s	cross		13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	S	SW	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	SSW	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	SW
	12 s	cross- off		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 February at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	SSE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	SSE
	12 s	glass		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	SSE
	13 s	glass		13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	SSE
	14 s	glass		14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	SSE
	14 s	cross		14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	SSE
	14 s	cross		14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Beach Road around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 3 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.6 ft). Range 1.94m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Beach Road Surf Photo: 'Beach Road - Tube Wave 1' by John Rattey

Some pleasant late afternoon waves.

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User: John Rattey (16 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:42 pm 20 Feb 2012