Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Pearly Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pearly Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pearly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pearly Beach at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Pearly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
1.9
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1665
2026
1783
1577
1456
1320
1375
1628
3387
3013
2897
2861
554
348
332
362
318
299
351
346
703
897
1321
1433
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-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
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.30m
5:22AM1.29m
5:55PM1.23m
5:59AM1.20m
6:42PM1.16m
6:47AM1.11m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.43m
11:37AM0.38m
11:54PM0.52m
12:17PM0.45m
00:42AM0.60m
1:08PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
14
13
14
14
15
15
9
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1665
2026
1783
1577
1456
1320
255
305
1426
1208
990
655
554
348
332
270
318
234
196
201
225
897
1321
1433
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
Energy kJ
614
540
408
349
252
193
186
105
280
183
253
215
212
181
193
362
313
299
351
346
703
181
153
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SE
13
0.4
SW
20
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
Energy kJ
80
96
208
208
196
255
107
103
105
31
75
129
125
217
273
98
299
282
238
317
261
227
220
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
1375
1628
3387
3013
2897
2861
264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
7
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
60
47
8
47
0
8
75
250
249
60
60
60
8
7
7
60
185
8
7
0
7
0
7
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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