
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 167 | 304 | 286 | 260 | 115 | 585 | 1055 | 1603 | 1331 | 955 | 718 | 921 | 516 | 477 | 510 | 495 | 528 | 563 | 495 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.23m | 11:07PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.23m | 00:47AM1.38m | 1:42PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.88m | 6:01AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.89m | 7:26AM0.78m | 7:39PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
77 | 167 | 304 | 286 | 132 | 106 | 103 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 251 | 529 | 516 | 477 | 510 | 495 | 528 | 563 | 495 | 522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
167 | 54 | 164 | 164 | 15 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 78 | 125 | 42 | 290 | 269 | 357 | 231 | 123 | 172 | 126 | 125 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | S 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
71 | 158 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 25 | 52 | 89 | 260 | 94 | 585 | 1055 | 1603 | 1331 | 955 | 718 | 921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 587 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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