Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Addington (South Beach) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Addington (South Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 798 | 1116 | 1228 | 1176 | 1652 | 1566 | 1541 | 1565 | 1060 | 950 | 924 | 904 | 485 | 565 | 830 | 780 | 830 | 924 | 1112 | 1201 | 2341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:33PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 174 | 64 | 42 | 156 | 1107 | 1032 | 990 | 1060 | 73 | 46 | 52 | 904 | 485 | 565 | 830 | 780 | 830 | 924 | 1112 | 1201 | 2341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SE 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 64 | — | — | 115 | 113 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 58 | 33 | 85 | 407 | 283 | 32 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 44 | 268 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 16 | 49 | 5 | 54 | 21 | — | 44 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 798 | 1116 | 1228 | 1176 | 1652 | 1566 | 1541 | 1565 | 1060 | 950 | 924 | — | 408 | — | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 1214 | 404 | 237 | 53 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 886 | 906 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 218 | 0 | 0 |
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