Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 161 | 140 | 184 | 337 | 470 | 535 | 416 | 296 | 215 | 371 | 287 | 454 | 1777 | 606 | 385 | 233 | 223 | 690 | 1275 | 2058 | 2206 | 1885 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:11PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | 1:31AM0.65m | 1:46PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
161 | 161 | 140 | 119 | 90 | 470 | 535 | 416 | 296 | 215 | 169 | 87 | 75 | 955 | 606 | 385 | 188 | 61 | 82 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | S 18 |
39 | 84 | 125 | 184 | 337 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 71 | 56 | 145 | — | — | 72 | — | — | 41 | 68 | 68 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
4 | 2 | 54 | 64 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
— | 3 | 13 | 18 | — | 17 | — | 44 | 75 | 118 | 371 | 287 | 454 | 1777 | 133 | 360 | 233 | 223 | 690 | 1275 | 2058 | 2206 | 1885 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 155 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 218 | 265 | 237 | 0 | 284 | 237 | 381 | 1424 | 1953 | 2611 | 1673 | 780 | 722 |
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