Addington (South Beach) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.86° S 31.04° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Addington (South Beach) sea temperature is

21.8° C

Addington (South Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	709	621	514	443	386	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	192	192	192	192	156	170	321	353
Wind (km/h)	W	W	E	ESE	SSE	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	SE	ESE	SSE	SW	WSW	W	NW	NW	ENE	SE	S	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	4:55AM1.93m					5:23PM2.00m				5:34AM1.89m				6:01PM1.96m				6:11AM1.82m				6:38PM1.88m
Low Tide				11:06AM0.15m				11:31PM0.27m				11:44AM0.18m				00:10AM0.32m				12:21PM0.26m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	20	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	16	17	20	18	20	19	17	16	16	16	19	20	19	17	16	16	16	16	19	20	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12
kJ	709	621	514	443	386	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	192	192	192	192	156	156	321	353
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 9	S 5	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSW 7	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	16	17	4	36	76	51	33	15	89	57	52	49	15	14	14	87	107	95	85	71	170	153	121
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 4	S 9	SSE 9	SE 11	SSE 9	SW 12	SSW 14	SSE 10	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	S 9	SSW 14	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 11
kJ	8	3	14	16	5	7	6	19	10	4	2	2	14	2	20	—	20	40	69	136	39	96	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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