
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 307 | 301 | 251 | 251 | 207 | 425 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 234 | 230 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 138 | 144 | 148 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.74m | 2:32PM1.94m | 2:47AM1.86m | 3:03PM2.04m | 3:17AM1.93m | 3:31PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.34m | 8:45PM0.29m | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:20AM0.18m | 9:42PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
320 | 307 | 301 | 251 | 251 | 128 | 425 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 234 | 230 | 194 | 157 | 153 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 138 | 144 | 148 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
73 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 57 | 207 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 82 | 52 | 21 | 33 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 68 | 7 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
7 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 71 | 57 | 66 | 107 | 108 | 100 | 93 | 84 | 32 | 11 | 51 | 74 | 48 | 95 | 79 | 28 | 63 | 59 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | 1 | 7 | 33 | 74 | 182 | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 27 | 37 | 69 | 60 | 43 | 21 | 16 | — | 16 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 475 | 684 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 684 | 329 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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