
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Second Beach (Port St Johns) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Second Beach (Port St Johns) at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Second Beach (Port St Johns). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
502 | 455 | 442 | 500 | 380 | 314 | 500 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 268 | 262 | 299 | 150 | 148 | 197 | 281 | 339 | 261 | 232 | 193 | 144 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.44m | 7:09PM1.54m | 7:20AM1.33m | 7:52PM1.43m | 8:09AM1.20m | 8:53PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.21m | 1:22AM0.34m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:12AM0.46m | 2:18PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 |
502 | 455 | 442 | 500 | 380 | 314 | 500 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 268 | 262 | 299 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 225 | 184 | 149 | 149 | 120 | 58 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | S 6 |
68 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 42 | 36 | 40 | 281 | 339 | 261 | 232 | 193 | 92 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 87 | 81 | 197 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 144 | 208 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 29 | 57 | 90 | 69 | 89 | 69 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 78 | 98 | — | — | 10 | 107 | 139 | 94 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 233 | 233 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 161 | 447 | 448 | 7 | 0 |
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