Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 147 | 303 | 160 | 292 | 292 | 287 | 332 | 207 | 449 | 606 | 724 | 705 | 709 | 730 | 761 | 776 | 701 | 696 | 625 | 625 | 569 | 569 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:41AM1.77m | 3:15PM1.80m | 3:30AM1.86m | 4:01PM1.92m | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:43PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.33m | 9:22PM0.37m | 9:45AM0.22m | 10:08PM0.29m | 10:27AM0.16m | 10:51PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 147 | 125 | 160 | 292 | 292 | 287 | 253 | 207 | 449 | 606 | 724 | 705 | 709 | 730 | 761 | 776 | 701 | 696 | 625 | 625 | 569 | 569 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 70 | 108 | 112 | 157 | 119 | 114 | 104 | 176 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 130 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 22 | 100 | 78 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 303 | — | — | — | — | 332 | 18 | 202 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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