Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 9PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s 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 (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 249 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3443 | 3210 | 2524 | 1709 | 1243 | 929 | 796 | 683 | 791 | 670 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
337 | 312 | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 167 | 777 | 1579 | 2463 | 3443 | 3210 | 2524 | 1709 | 1243 | 929 | 796 | 683 | 581 | 670 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 7 | E 9 | E 13 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
4 | 2 | 158 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 249 | 45 | 6 | 13 | — | 11 | 6 | 51 | 7 | 219 | 288 | 206 | 199 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
68 | 30 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 124 | 292 | 581 | 791 | 666 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 684 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 1230 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 422 |
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