
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 253 | 240 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 89 | 119 | 83 | 83 | 102 | 99 | 83 | 83 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.60m | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:52PM1.51m | 9:31AM1.34m | 10:33PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.53m | 1:29PM0.50m | 2:09AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.77m | 3:49PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
192 | 253 | 240 | 197 | 197 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 120 | 89 | 74 | 60 | 50 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 |
83 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 50 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 57 | 10 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 |
17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 99 | 19 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 76 | 102 | 99 | 66 | 63 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | SSW 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 |
41 | 33 | 43 | — | 17 | 32 | 35 | — | — | 103 | — | 18 | 37 | 97 | 98 | 88 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 684 | 213 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
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