Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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)4ft (1.2m)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 night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
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
1.4
SW
13
2.3
SSE
8
1.3
WSW
13
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
289
700
680
745
659
756
833
947
1002
816
711
696
555
549
581
512
388
465
492
502
491
1283
1134
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:43PM1.59m
3:56AM1.68m
4:28PM1.56m
4:43AM1.59m
5:17PM1.51m
5:34AM1.47m
Low Tide
9:32AM-0.03m
9:46PM0.11m
10:17AM0.01m
10:35PM0.16m
11:04AM0.09m
11:27PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:45
1
5
2
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
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
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
SSE
9
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
473
289
700
680
745
659
756
833
947
1002
816
311
396
555
509
509
458
349
351
290
281
193
413
300
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
5
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
1.1
SW
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
229
229
223
206
164
96
159
29
30
116
26
711
555
5
5
19
18
388
37
36
8
54
187
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
130
253
125
58
20
57
50
52
144
17
25
11
17
20
4
17
17
16
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
8
1.2
SE
5
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.1
ESE
5
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
8
44
28
51
195
79
696
460
549
581
512
48
465
492
502
491
1283
1134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
Distance (km)
7
60
185
7
7
7
7
7
7
121
8
8
126
117
119
121
118
69
75
75
7
8
63
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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