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Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Pearly Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Pearly Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Pearly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
136 | 120 | 116 | 134 | 131 | 201 | 311 | 304 | 264 | 366 | 361 | 539 | 614 | 598 | 581 | 577 | 320 | 405 | 236 | 297 | 590 | 799 | 722 | 577 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.35m | 7:36AM1.21m | 8:23PM1.30m | 8:55AM1.12m | 9:39PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.31m | 1:34AM0.43m | 1:52PM0.41m | 2:55AM0.49m | 3:06PM0.48m | 4:19AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 32 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 101 | 97 | 304 | 264 | 366 | 361 | 539 | 614 | 598 | 581 | 577 | 320 | 405 | 107 | 107 | 590 | 799 | 722 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 136 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 131 | 201 | 311 | 96 | 115 | 53 | 62 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 155 | 156 | 236 | 228 | 90 | 116 | 50 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 6 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 60 | 134 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 112 | 115 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 153 | 7 | 209 | 297 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 58 | 63 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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