
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
832 | 1279 | 1441 | 1652 | 2167 | 1329 | 1160 | 957 | 783 | 673 | 573 | 372 | 316 | 290 | 225 | 211 | 202 | 164 | 157 | 157 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.44m | 9:12AM1.29m | 10:28PM1.30m | 12:19PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.74m | 2:44AM0.82m | 3:39PM0.92m | 5:32AM0.86m | 6:39PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
61 | 65 | 49 | 50 | 1493 | 1329 | 1160 | 957 | 783 | 673 | 573 | 372 | 316 | 290 | 158 | 211 | 202 | 164 | 157 | 157 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
49 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 49 | 73 | 242 | 262 | 239 | 225 | 132 | 95 | 91 | 143 | 138 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 22 |
— | — | — | 7 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 80 | 112 | 109 | 104 | 144 | 70 | 65 | 157 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 69 | 45 | 348 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
832 | 1279 | 1441 | 1652 | 2167 | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1953 | 1241 | 780 | 780 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1241 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 906 | 3 |
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