Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 434 | 371 | 356 | 295 | 246 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 145 | 115 | 142 | 142 | 116 | 116 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 50 | 66 | 156 | 250 | 406 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.76m | 4:57PM1.81m | 5:20AM1.69m | 5:26PM1.70m | 5:54AM1.61m | 5:57PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.40m | 11:20AM0.54m | 11:41PM0.49m | 11:54AM0.65m | 00:15AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 514 | 434 | 371 | 356 | 295 | 246 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 145 | 115 | 142 | 142 | 116 | 116 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 30 | 49 | 156 | 250 | 406 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 50 | 20 | 47 | 33 | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 66 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 118 | 137 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 284 | 156 | 137 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 82 | 906 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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