Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pearly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pearly Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
3.5
W
8
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
382
356
382
388
382
703
897
1321
1433
1386
1225
1072
1057
934
908
811
711
626
525
517
406
1511
1548
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
15
W
20
W
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
45
WNW
40
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.16m
6:47AM1.11m
7:46PM1.12m
7:59AM1.05m
9:08PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.45m
00:42AM0.60m
1:08PM0.52m
1:55AM0.65m
2:20PM0.56m
3:31AM0.64m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
1
9
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
13
13
11
11
9
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SE
12
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
373
356
356
313
328
286
270
897
1321
1433
1386
1225
1072
1057
934
908
811
711
626
525
517
406
144
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SW
18
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
9
1
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
1.4
SW
13
0.7
SSE
12
Energy kJ
336
382
347
382
388
382
703
230
177
143
154
449
789
659
622
499
484
402
320
233
226
180
623
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
1
SW
14
1
SE
12
Energy kJ
217
362
318
299
346
346
382
376
321
321
241
118
123
217
141
404
278
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
NW
6
3.5
W
8
3
W
9
Energy kJ
3
43
64
77
1511
1548
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
7
7
8
60
8
7
7
7
7
0
0
7
60
7
0
0
0
0
0
38
30
30
0
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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