
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 3PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1039 | 928 | 893 | 809 | 686 | 536 | 536 | 453 | 493 | 1056 | 660 | 791 | 809 | 832 | 1342 | 1248 | 1277 | 1256 | 1382 | 1045 | 784 | 673 | 528 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
1039 | 928 | 893 | 809 | 686 | 536 | 536 | 453 | 493 | 559 | 79 | 81 | 64 | 154 | 926 | 793 | 784 | 777 | 975 | 70 | 784 | 673 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 |
87 | 90 | 108 | 115 | 179 | 168 | 136 | 108 | 103 | 78 | 174 | 167 | 154 | 41 | 115 | 113 | 76 | 105 | 73 | 54 | 52 | 99 | 292 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | S 18 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
123 | 121 | 120 | 113 | 116 | 66 | 44 | 135 | 116 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 54 | — | 33 | 147 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 90 | 1056 | 660 | 791 | 809 | 832 | 1342 | 1248 | 1277 | 1256 | 1382 | 1045 | — | 470 | 528 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 404 | 404 | 237 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 237 | 906 | 906 | 0 | 0 |
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