Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 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 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
0.5
SW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
512
551
450
390
401
421
328
327
289
194
176
169
169
63
61
69
89
111
136
120
116
134
131
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:43AM1.59m
5:17PM1.51m
5:34AM1.47m
6:11PM1.43m
6:30AM1.33m
7:12PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.09m
11:27PM0.24m
11:53AM0.20m
00:25AM0.34m
12:49PM0.31m
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:44
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
19
17
16
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
555
509
465
394
388
351
290
281
193
187
147
125
94
93
41
40
30
48
43
136
120
116
114
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
11
5
19
18
17
20
35
52
54
50
91
91
70
69
61
41
40
89
111
35
20
23
15
131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
4
37
19
58
20
8
11
25
23
34
63
61
69
30
20
18
17
60
134
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
392
512
551
450
390
401
421
328
327
289
194
176
169
169
43
1
6
14
15
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
75
117
116
69
69
69
8
69
69
69
64
63
63
34
7
7
7
0
0
30
58
30
30
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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