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Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast 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 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | |
1386 | 1225 | 1072 | 1057 | 934 | 908 | 811 | 711 | 617 | 525 | 406 | 451 | 600 | 790 | 2077 | 1131 | 2936 | 4772 | 5559 | 6797 | 6381 | 7839 | 10859 | 9747 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.12m | 7:59AM1.05m | 9:08PM1.12m | 9:33AM1.04m | 10:24PM1.19m | 10:55AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.65m | 2:20PM0.56m | 3:31AM0.64m | 3:45PM0.56m | 4:54AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 1386 | 1225 | 1072 | 1057 | 934 | 908 | 811 | 711 | 617 | 525 | 406 | 451 | 437 | 527 | 90 | 63 | 60 | 31 | 30 | 5111 | 4327 | 17 | 82 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SW 22 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | 449 | 789 | 659 | 622 | 514 | 491 | 408 | 325 | 233 | 72 | 90 | 144 | 142 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 34 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 241 | 118 | 74 | — | 141 | 189 | 404 | 255 | — | — | 187 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 70 | 216 | 294 | 600 | 790 | 2077 | 1131 | 2936 | 4772 | 5559 | 6797 | 6381 | 7839 | 10859 | 9747 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 317 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 97 | 30 | 373 | 373 | 1058 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 278 | 971 | 933 | 921 |
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