Pearly Beach surf break

Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
17.6° 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 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.4
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2751
1775
1541
1252
1087
711
586
664
845
1512
2041
2190
2160
1956
2004
2171
1788
1623
1380
1108
908
771
749
700
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:57AM1.55m
1:31PM1.43m
1:41AM1.65m
2:15PM1.52m
2:25AM1.71m
2:58PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.13m
7:30PM0.23m
8:06AM0.03m
8:15PM0.15m
8:49AM-0.02m
9:00PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
15
14
11
10
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
13
12
10
13
15
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2751
1775
1541
1252
1087
711
586
664
549
1512
2041
2190
2160
1956
2004
2171
1788
1623
1380
1108
908
771
749
700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.8
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
8
626
615
427
452
633
548
264
845
505
476
432
551
734
1756
1440
1245
1087
956
668
565
544
461
454
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.8
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
8
15
15
14
80
80
72
158
275
252
188
398
414
632
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
1.4
W
11
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
10
485
3
3
18
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
0
0
0
0
60
60
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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