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Pearly Beach surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
17.0° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pearly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
473 | 289 | 700 | 680 | 745 | 659 | 756 | 833 | 947 | 1002 | 816 | 711 | 696 | 555 | 549 | 581 | 512 | 388 | 465 | 492 | 502 | 491 | 1283 | 1134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.59m | 3:56AM1.68m | 4:28PM1.56m | 4:43AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:34AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM-0.03m | 9:46PM0.11m | 10:17AM0.01m | 10:35PM0.16m | 11:04AM0.09m | 11:27PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 473 | 289 | 700 | 680 | 745 | 659 | 756 | 833 | 947 | 1002 | 816 | 311 | 396 | 555 | 509 | 509 | 458 | 349 | 351 | 290 | 281 | 193 | 413 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 9 | SSE 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 229 | 229 | 223 | 206 | 164 | 96 | 159 | 29 | 30 | 116 | 26 | 711 | 555 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 388 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 54 | 187 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 5 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 253 | — | 125 | 58 | 20 | 57 | 50 | 52 | 144 | 17 | 25 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 51 | 195 | 79 | 696 | 460 | 549 | 581 | 512 | 48 | 465 | 492 | 502 | 491 | 1283 | 1134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 60 | 185 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 126 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 118 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 7 |
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