Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1329 | 1125 | 957 | 749 | 637 | 426 | 372 | 290 | 271 | 262 | 202 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 212 | 470 | 857 | 1897 | 4206 | 4137 | 2896 | 2109 | 1550 | 1159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.29m | 10:28PM1.30m | 12:19PM1.33m | 00:53AM1.40m | 1:37PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.82m | 3:39PM0.92m | 5:32AM0.86m | 6:39PM0.85m | 7:14AM0.69m | 7:49PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1329 | 1125 | 957 | 749 | 637 | 426 | 372 | 290 | 249 | 262 | 202 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 148 | 857 | 1897 | 4206 | 4137 | 2896 | 2109 | 1550 | 1159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 48 | 45 | 71 | 48 | 184 | 233 | 288 | 271 | 158 | 129 | 93 | 93 | 143 | 138 | 133 | 356 | 411 | 149 | 149 | 122 | 70 | 68 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 22 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 46 | 80 | 112 | 109 | 104 | 144 | 70 | 65 | 157 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 69 | 45 | 470 | 117 | 149 | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 856 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 107 | 154 | 153 |
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