Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 372 | 379 | 298 | 164 | 222 | 300 | 403 | 222 | 739 | 627 | 552 | 392 | 957 | 915 | 878 | 726 | 591 | 416 | 336 | 268 | 229 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.71m | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.77m | 2:36PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.59m | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 372 | 379 | 298 | 164 | 222 | 57 | 43 | 147 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 134 | 957 | 915 | 878 | 726 | 591 | 416 | 336 | 268 | 229 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 115 | 84 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 35 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 403 | 222 | 739 | 627 | 552 | 392 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 52 | 77 | 114 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 155 | 54 | 1 | 54 | 1227 | 1227 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 569 | 862 | 684 | 219 | 5 |
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