
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 92 | 127 | 192 | 410 | 305 | 143 | 101 | 119 | 146 | 115 | 88 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.41m | 11:49AM1.33m | 00:34AM1.45m | 1:29PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.80m | 5:21AM0.80m | 6:06PM0.81m | 7:07AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 50 | 223 | 177 | 143 | 101 | 97 | 146 | 115 | 88 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
10 | 10 | 50 | 72 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 87 | 93 | 85 | 51 | 68 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 104 | 88 | 35 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 |
67 | 62 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 62 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 119 | 87 | 87 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 42 | 127 | 192 | 410 | 305 | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 163 | 485 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 218 | 218 | 329 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 666 | 155 | 1424 | 378 |
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