Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
559 | 446 | 352 | 322 | 335 | 273 | 267 | 251 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 211 | 225 | 307 | 244 | 239 | 235 | 225 | 225 | 215 | 90 | 71 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.97m | 5:04PM2.09m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:32PM2.04m | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.12m | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:19AM0.15m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:48AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
559 | 446 | 352 | 322 | 335 | 273 | 267 | 251 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 211 | 225 | 307 | 244 | 239 | 235 | 225 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 71 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 |
66 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 51 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 11 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 |
— | 8 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | — | — |
30 | 97 | 187 | 189 | 150 | 94 | — | — | 95 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 225 | 215 | 90 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 210 | 243 | 404 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 265 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 237 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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