Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (18 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2
SSE
8
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.5
SW
11
1.9
SE
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
1002
816
711
563
555
547
512
394
388
351
515
538
376
292
194
174
169
156
61
525
96
88
109
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:28PM1.56m
4:43AM1.59m
5:17PM1.51m
5:34AM1.47m
6:11PM1.43m
6:30AM1.33m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.01m
10:35PM0.16m
11:04AM0.09m
11:27PM0.24m
11:53AM0.20m
00:25AM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
17
16
17
16
17
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
11
11
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
17
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
947
1002
816
302
284
555
509
465
394
388
351
290
281
193
187
147
125
94
93
33
51
74
45
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.4
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
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
7
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
47
116
45
711
563
5
5
19
18
10
18
36
17
54
51
67
63
63
62
56
34
96
36
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
52
144
7
25
11
5
17
37
4
9
16
16
16
8
23
34
61
47
39
88
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
4
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
1.9
SE
9
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
20
38
250
162
25
454
547
512
365
322
338
515
538
376
292
194
174
169
156
78
525
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
7
121
121
117
117
117
75
75
75
69
113
75
69
69
69
8
63
63
8
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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