
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 106 | 260 | 173 | 249 | 237 | 211 | 188 | 273 | 369 | 469 | 731 | 1096 | 1852 | 2174 | 2046 | 1564 | 1215 | 932 | 864 | 715 | 901 | 739 | 683 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.13m | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:37AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
160 | 87 | 89 | 164 | 169 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 91 | 74 | 102 | 162 | 261 | 83 | 81 | 41 | 37 | 1215 | 932 | 864 | 715 | 715 | 739 | 683 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
90 | 106 | 106 | 69 | 67 | 237 | 78 | 57 | 69 | 126 | 72 | 41 | 74 | 2 | — | — | 156 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 5 | E 5 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SW 19 |
24 | 18 | 20 | 173 | 249 | 18 | 211 | 146 | 140 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — |
33 | — | 260 | — | 248 | 199 | 92 | 188 | 273 | 369 | 469 | 731 | 1096 | 1852 | 2174 | 2046 | 1564 | 276 | — | — | — | 901 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 780 | 861 | 861 | 695 | 690 | 554 | 683 | 554 | 403 | 221 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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