Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pearly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pearly Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.1
SW
13
2.5
SE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
569
481
473
289
700
680
711
659
756
833
947
1002
816
711
829
555
533
619
569
512
394
1019
535
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:10AM1.72m
3:43PM1.59m
3:56AM1.68m
4:28PM1.56m
4:43AM1.59m
5:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:32AM-0.03m
9:46PM0.11m
10:17AM0.01m
10:35PM0.16m
11:04AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SSE
9
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
620
569
481
473
289
700
680
711
659
756
833
947
1002
816
460
512
555
509
509
458
388
382
405
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.3
S
12
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
1
WSW
13
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
357
282
233
229
185
269
206
98
96
29
30
30
116
27
711
555
5
5
19
17
38
37
346
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
2
130
253
125
58
18
71
50
52
144
73
26
11
4
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1.5
S
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.5
SE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
2
274
51
66
60
31
55
343
702
829
523
533
619
569
512
394
1019
535
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
185
34
8
7
7
7
7
8
126
126
8
126
250
249
249
126
121
121
121
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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