Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kidds Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kidds Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kidds Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1344 | 757 | 679 | 1274 | 845 | 732 | 722 | 1156 | 1174 | 1109 | 1230 | 1230 | 1295 | 1137 | 972 | 419 | 304 | 235 | 200 | 157 | 157 | 123 | 88 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.51m | 6:33AM1.38m | 7:11PM1.45m | 7:20AM1.27m | 8:03PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.27m | 12:44PM0.19m | 1:22AM0.37m | 1:30PM0.28m | 2:18AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1344 | 757 | 679 | 1274 | 845 | 732 | 722 | 6 | 1174 | 1109 | 1230 | 1230 | 1295 | 1137 | 972 | 419 | 240 | 235 | 200 | 157 | 157 | 123 | 163 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 178 | 644 | 540 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 177 | 304 | 187 | 147 | 140 | 87 | 61 | 88 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 39 | 25 | 58 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 18 | 36 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 1156 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 29 | 56 | 77 | 143 | 169 | 198 | 173 | 257 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 79 | 79 | 827 | 79 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 72 | 72 | 246 | 246 | 72 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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