Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kidds Beach today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kidds Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kidds Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 330 | 389 | 403 | 336 | 247 | 243 | 195 | 189 | 182 | 179 | 179 | 147 | 176 | 142 | 140 | 268 | 739 | 1301 | 1783 | 3503 | 1026 | 698 | 571 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.11m | 11:58PM1.37m | 12:35PM1.19m | 00:57AM1.46m | 1:33PM1.29m | 1:52AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.36m | 6:29PM0.37m | 7:25AM0.26m | 7:29PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
193 | 330 | 389 | 403 | 336 | 247 | 173 | 165 | 134 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 92 | 176 | 92 | 94 | 99 | 80 | 57 | 59 | 1485 | 1026 | 698 | 571 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 12 |
80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 66 | 243 | 195 | 189 | 182 | 179 | 179 | 147 | 92 | 142 | 140 | — | — | 31 | 20 | 42 | 43 | 62 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 80 | 76 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 123 | 122 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 268 | 739 | 1301 | 1783 | 3503 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 8 | 222 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 415 | 415 | 414 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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