Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pearly Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pearly Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pearly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
791 | 791 | 791 | 733 | 805 | 812 | 1127 | 1318 | 1243 | 1093 | 1137 | 965 | 1130 | 1389 | 2342 | 2767 | 2830 | 2587 | 2310 | 2084 | 1930 | 1783 | 1811 | 1734 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.55m | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:23PM0.11m | 11:24AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
791 | 791 | 791 | 733 | 805 | 812 | 1127 | 1318 | 1243 | 1093 | 1137 | 965 | 1130 | 1389 | 2342 | 2767 | 2830 | 2587 | 2310 | 2084 | 1930 | 1783 | 1811 | 1734 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
28 | 30 | 32 | 48 | 99 | 108 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 19 | 59 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 18 | 41 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 102 | 58 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 47 | 30 | 60 | 47 |
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