
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
244 | 226 | 261 | 200 | 66 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 194 | 623 | 796 | 915 | 1145 | 872 | 737 | 678 | 678 | 660 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
97 | 110 | 108 | 91 | 66 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 70 | 67 | 819 | 642 | 537 | 537 | 547 | 537 | 500 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
45 | 134 | 24 | 24 | 63 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 128 | 126 | 64 | 83 | 106 | 133 | 85 | 110 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
140 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 63 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | 126 | 121 | 120 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
244 | 226 | 261 | 200 | — | 13 | 35 | 54 | 75 | 61 | 52 | 74 | 194 | 623 | 796 | 915 | 1145 | 872 | 737 | 678 | 678 | 660 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 237 | 156 | 218 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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