Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
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
1.5
SW
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
1.4
SW
13
2.3
SSE
8
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
822
700
620
569
481
513
289
700
680
711
769
756
833
934
1002
816
711
662
696
581
547
593
545
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58PM1.57m
3:10AM1.72m
3:43PM1.59m
3:56AM1.68m
4:28PM1.56m
4:43AM1.59m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.11m
9:32AM-0.03m
9:46PM0.11m
10:17AM0.01m
10:35PM0.16m
11:04AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<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
5:46
5:45
5:45
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
17
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
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
1.5
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
822
822
700
620
569
481
513
289
700
680
711
769
756
833
934
1002
816
430
450
403
581
509
458
388
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
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
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
13
0.3
S
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
547
535
454
357
282
233
229
185
269
206
98
71
37
37
28
116
26
711
604
555
5
19
18
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
130
253
125
58
68
71
50
52
144
16
26
11
11
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.3
SE
2
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
14
13
1
232
64
66
55
53
37
228
632
662
696
475
547
593
545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
185
34
7
7
7
7
7
34
126
126
8
126
250
250
249
249
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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