Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pearly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pearly Beach at 1PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)20ft (6.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)21ft (6.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
12
5
W
11
7
W
12
6.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
W
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4780
6425
13488
15189
12992
10745
9563
8168
7542
4122
3511
2846
2506
2069
2184
4437
4360
4368
4186
3741
2993
2739
2205
1715
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
80
NW
80
WNW
65
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.10m
11:23PM1.30m
11:56AM1.21m
00:12AM1.43m
12:46PM1.32m
00:57AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.50m
5:52AM0.41m
5:54PM0.41m
6:40AM0.27m
6:44PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:49
1
5
10
5
2
2
3
4
10
1
1
7
1
Temp °C
13
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
3
0
5
7
8
8
8
10
9
10
12
11
8
9
8
7
6
7
9
10
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4780
4
29
28
51
16
23
23
4122
3511
2846
2506
2069
1829
4186
3741
2993
2739
2205
1715
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
44
39
41
15
1083
807
874
772
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
45
45
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
7
5
W
11
7
W
12
6.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
SW
12
1.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
Energy kJ
604
6425
13488
15189
12992
10745
9563
8168
7542
2717
2314
2262
2259
2034
2184
4437
4360
4368
313
834
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
3
2
9
9
9
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Distance (km)
278
296
809
933
940
954
333
255
255
102
102
233
97
97
97
97
249
249
93
93
93
47
47
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
5
6
9
9
5
4
5
8
9
5
4
5
5
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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