Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
17.7° 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 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
897
1321
1433
1386
1225
1072
1057
934
811
811
711
617
525
406
406
671
1148
919
1741
3717
5288
5436
6462
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
N
20
NNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
60
W
60
W
55
W
45
WNW
40
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:46PM1.12m
7:59AM1.05m
9:08PM1.12m
9:33AM1.04m
10:24PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.52m
1:55AM0.65m
2:20PM0.56m
3:31AM0.64m
3:45PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
3
2
5
4
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
14
14
12
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
10
6
5
3
1
1
2
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
270
897
1321
1433
1386
1225
1072
1057
934
811
811
711
617
525
406
406
437
519
576
61
48
31
30
4657
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
13
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
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
1
WNW
6
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
382
235
177
146
154
449
789
659
622
514
491
408
325
237
77
184
144
91
88
21
21
18
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
703
376
321
281
241
129
74
141
143
404
255
187
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.6
WNW
7
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
W
11
Energy kJ
6
32
78
223
232
671
1148
919
1741
3717
5288
5436
6462
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
7
7
60
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
317
30
0
0
278
717
373
948
1022
512
373
373
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pearly Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest