Surf Forecasts:
Addington (South Beach) surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 19 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 19 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with 2,651 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E 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 (Oct 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. 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 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 19) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 19th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 19th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Addington (South Beach) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 449 | 277 | 192 | 122 | 188 | 188 | 388 | 205 | 137 | 108 | 99 | 90 | 654 | 256 | 293 | 295 | 88 | 101 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:50PM1.97m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:15PM1.86m | 5:31AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.72m | 5:59AM1.57m | 6:06PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.44m | 6:36PM1.40m | 7:22AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.26m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:06AM0.37m | 11:27PM0.40m | 11:32AM0.50m | 11:53PM0.52m | 11:58AM0.64m | 00:21AM0.66m | 12:30PM0.80m | 00:58AM0.80m | 1:24PM0.96m | 2:21AM0.92m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 449 | 78 | 138 | 122 | 188 | 188 | 230 | 205 | 137 | 108 | 92 | 90 | 361 | 256 | 147 | 154 | 51 | 101 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 90 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 21 | 31 | 99 | 87 | 72 | — | 17 | 99 | 81 | 98 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 5 | — | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 33 | 2 | — | 25 | 18 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 88 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | NE 6 | — | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 520 | — | 277 | 192 | 90 | — | 4 | 388 | 27 | 54 | — | 19 | — | 654 | 123 | 293 | 295 | — | 30 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 108 | 156 | 155 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 404 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 154 | 404 | 0 | 455 | 404 | 122 |
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