Surf Forecasts:
Addington (South Beach) surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,735 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Addington (South Beach) this week:
The surf forecast for Addington (South Beach) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Addington (South Beach) in the next 16 days are 2.1m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 14s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Addington (South Beach) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 174 | 321 | 785 | 840 | 574 | 577 | 566 | 737 | 767 | 509 | 469 | 484 | 913 | 781 | 705 | 988 | 1465 | 1116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | 5:04PM1.95m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:33PM1.96m | 5:40AM1.84m | 6:02PM1.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.32m | 11:47AM0.23m | 00:11AM0.36m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 174 | 146 | 67 | 626 | 574 | 577 | 566 | 156 | 767 | 404 | 469 | 484 | 913 | 781 | 705 | 988 | 1465 | 1116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 41 | 42 | 126 | 106 | 110 | 81 | 174 | 71 | 115 | 74 | 55 | 137 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 79 | 36 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | — | — | 118 | 116 | 121 | 68 | — | — | — | 33 | 51 | 68 | — | 30 | 37 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 68 | 321 | 785 | 840 | — | — | 114 | 737 | 1330 | 509 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 329 | 47 | 53 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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