
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
614 | 614 | 546 | 546 | 546 | 542 | 486 | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 410 | 263 | 247 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 530 | 567 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.46m | 8:36PM1.52m | 8:51AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.41m | 10:13AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.65m | 2:09PM0.64m | 2:56AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:18PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
614 | 614 | 546 | 546 | 546 | 542 | 486 | 486 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 217 | 158 | 108 | 93 | 70 | 167 | 164 | 286 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 |
43 | 57 | 37 | 15 | 91 | 89 | 149 | 138 | 15 | 174 | 218 | 154 | 143 | 101 | 278 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 59 | 57 | 164 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | — |
15 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 179 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 99 | 68 | 62 | 44 | 71 | 158 | 143 | 44 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 43 | 18 | 30 | 63 | 151 | 410 | 263 | 247 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 530 | 567 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 683 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 422 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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